Angus Taylor
House of Representatives · Liberal Party of Australia · Liberal National Right
Biography
Angus James Taylor (born 30 September 1966) is an Australian politician who has served as the leader of the Opposition since 2026, holding office as the leader of the Liberal Party. He has been the member of Parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Hume since 2013, and previously served as a minister in the Turnbull and Morrison governments. Born in Cooma, Taylor was raised in rural New South Wales. He graduated from the University of Sydney and New College, Oxford, attending the latter as a Rhodes Scholar. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a management consultant and in agribusiness. Taylor was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2013 federal election, becoming…
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- Date of birth
- 1966-09-30
- Place of birth
- Cooma, Australia
- APH identifier
- 231027
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
- Ben Small · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Garth Hamilton · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Jacinta Nampijinpa Price · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Aaron Violi · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Simon Kennedy · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Dave Sharma · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Rick Wilson · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Jonathon Duniam · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 13 February 2026–presentLeader — of the — Opposition
- 13 February 2026–presentLeader — of the — Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party
- 28 May 2025–11 February 2026Shadow Minister — for — Defence
- 5 June 2022–28 May 2025Shadow Treasurer
- 5 June 2022–11 February 2026Shadow Cabinet Minister
- 8 October 2021–23 May 2022Minister — for — Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction
- 29 May 2019–8 October 2021Minister — for — Energy and Emissions Reduction
- 28 August 2018–29 May 2019Minister — for — Energy
Committee service
- 22 October 2015–2 March 2016House of Representatives Standing — Infrastructure, Transport and Cities
- 12 October 2015–22 February 2016Joint Standing — Treaties — Chair
- 25 September 2014–20 October 2015Joint Select — Trade and Investment Growth
- 4 December 2013–2 March 2016Joint Statutory — Public Accounts and Audit
- 4 December 2013–2 March 2016Joint Standing — Parliamentary Library
- 4 December 2013–20 October 2015House of Representatives Standing — Tax and Revenue
Qualifications
- Date not recordedMPhil(Econ)
- Date not recordedLLB
- Date not recordedHumanities, social sciences and law — Rhodes Scholar
- Date not recordedBEc
Occupations
- 1 January 2007–presentCo-founder and Director of Eastern Australia Irrigation from 2007.
- 1 January 2002–presentDirector at Port Jackson Partners from 2002.
- 1 January 1998–presentProgramme Director at Rabobank's Farm Leadership Programmes from 1998.
- 1 January 1998–presentCo-founder, shareholder and adviser of Farm Partnerships Australia and Growth Farms Australia from 1998.
- 1 January 1994–1 January 2001Partner at McKinsey and Co. from 1994 to 2001.