Anne Ruston
Senate · Liberal Party of Australia · Liberal Moderates
Biography
Anne Sowerby Ruston (born 10 June 1963) is an Australian politician who served as Minister for Families and Social Services in the Morrison government from 2019 to 2022. She has been a Senator for South Australia since 2012. Before entering politics Ruston was a commercial rose-grower and chief executive of the National Wine Centre. She was appointed to the Senate to fill a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Mary Jo Fisher. Ruston served as Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources in the Turnbull government from 2015 to 2018 and as Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific in the Morrison government from 2018 to 2019. She was elevated to cabinet…
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- Date of birth
- 1963-06-10
- Place of birth
- Renmark, Australia
- APH identifier
- 243273
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
- Henry Pike · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Kerrynne Liddle · Shared faction: Liberal ModeratesWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Maria Kovacic · Shared faction: Liberal ModeratesWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Mary Aldred · Shared faction: Liberal ModeratesWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Dave Sharma · Shared faction: Liberal ModeratesWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Tim Wilson · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Andrew McLachlan · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Alex Hawke · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 28 May 2025–17 February 2026Shadow Minister — for — Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme
- 25 January 2025–presentDeputy Leader of the Opposition — in the — Senate
- 5 June 2022–17 February 2026Shadow Minister — for — Sport
- 5 June 2022–presentShadow Minister — for — Health and Aged Care
- 5 June 2022–presentShadow Cabinet Minister
- 5 June 2022–25 January 2025Manager of Opposition Business — in the — Senate
- 5 June 2022–presentManager of Opposition Business — in the — Senate
- 30 March 2021–23 May 2022Minister — for — Women's Safety
Committee service
- 4 August 2022–presentSenate Select — Work and Care
- 1 August 2022–presentSenate Standing — Procedure
- 2 July 2019–presentSenate Standing — Selection of Bills
- 2 July 2019–presentSenate Standing — Appropriations, Staffing and Security
- 25 June 2015–12 October 2015Senate Select — Murray-Darling Basin Plan
- 23 June 2015–25 June 2015Joint Select — Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Qualifications
- Date not recordedBBus
Occupations
- 1 January 2003–1 January 2012Owner/operator of Ruston's Roses from 2003 to 2012.
- 1 January 1996–1 January 2002Chief Executive of the National Wine Centre from 1996 to 2002.
- 1 January 1993–1 January 1996Senior Policy Adviser to the Minister for Industrial Affairs, Tourism, Recreation, Sport and Racing (SA) from 1993 to 1996.
- 1 January 1987–1 January 1993Electorate officer from 1987 to 1993.
Current parliamentary service
- 2025 — PresentRe-elected 2025Source
- 2019 — 2025Re-elected 2019Source
- 2016 — 2019Elected to the Senate for South Australia 2016.Source
- 2012 — 2016Chosen by the Parliament of South Australia on 5.9.2012 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice M Fisher (resigned).Source