Barnaby Joyce
House of Representatives · One Nation
Biography
Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce (born 17 April 1967) is an Australian politician who served as the deputy prime minister of Australia and the leader of the National Party from 2016 to 2018 and from 2021 to 2022. A member of One Nation, he has been the member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of New England since 2013. Joyce previously held various ministerial positions in the Abbott, Turnbull, and Morrison governments. Joyce was born in Tamworth, New South Wales, and graduated from the University of New England. He was elected to the Senate for Queensland at the 2004 federal election, and became the National Party's Senate leader in 2008. At the 2013 election, he transferred…
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- Place of birth
- Tamworth, Australia
- APH identifier
- E5D
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
- Tyron Whitten · Shared party: One NationParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Sean Bell · Shared party: One NationParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- David Farley · Shared party: One NationParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Malcolm Roberts · Shared party: One NationParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Pauline Hanson · Shared party: One NationParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 5 June 2022–28 May 2025Shadow Minister — for — Veterans' Affairs
- 5 June 2022–28 May 2025Shadow Cabinet Minister
- 22 June 2021–23 May 2022Minister — for — Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development
- 22 June 2021–23 May 2022Deputy Prime Minister
- 22 June 2021–23 May 2022Cabinet Minister
- 21 June 2021–30 May 2022Leader — of the — Federal Parliamentary Nationals
- 20 December 2017–26 February 2018Minister — for — Infrastructure and Transport
- 6 December 2017–20 December 2017Minister — for — Agriculture and Water Resources
Committee service
- 27 August 2020–22 June 2021Joint Statutory — Public Accounts and Audit
- 17 September 2019–22 June 2021House of Representatives Select — Regional Australia
- 4 July 2019–22 June 2021Joint Statutory — Public Works
- 4 July 2019–22 June 2021House of Representatives Standing — Employment, Education and Training
- 1 March 2018–22 June 2021House of Representatives Standing — Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources — Chair
- 14 March 2013–24 June 2013Joint Select — Broadcasting Legislation
Qualifications
- Date not recordedFCPA
- Date not recordedCPA
- Date not recordedBFA
Occupations
- 1 January 1998–1 January 2005Self-employed accountant from 1998 to 2005.
- 1 January 1994–1 January 1998Rural banker from 1994 to 1998.
- 1 January 1991–1 January 1994Accountant from 1991 to 1994.
- 1 January 1989–1 January 1991Farm worker from 1989 to 1991.
Current parliamentary service
- 2025 — PresentRe-elected 2025Source
- 2022 — 2025Re-elected 2022Source
- 2019 — 2022Re-elected 2019Source
- 2017 — 2019Elected to the House of Representatives for New England, New South Wales at by-election 2017, vice the Hon. B Joyce (resigned).Source
- 2016 — 2017Re-elected 2016. Election ruled void 27.10.2017 under section 44 (i) of the Constitution; ruled ineligible from 2.7.2016.Source
- 2013 — 2016Elected to the House of Representatives for New England, New South Wales, 2013.Source
- 2011 — 2013Re-elected 2010. Resigned 8.8.2013 to contest the House of Representatives division of New England, New South Wales.Source
- 2005 — 2011Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2004.Source
