Angus Taylor (politician)
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Angus Taylor MP |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Hume |
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Assumed office 7 September 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Alby Schultz |
| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation | |
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Assumed office 18 February 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | vacant |
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30 September 1966 Nimmitabel, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Clegg |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Goulburn |
| Alma mater |
University of Sydney New College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Management consultant |
Angus Taylor (born 30 September 1966 in Nimmitabel, New South Wales) is an Australian politician. He is a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Hume in New South Wales, since 7 September 2013. On 18 February 2016 Taylor was sworn in as the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation following a rearrangement in the First Turnbull Ministry.
Taylor was brought up on a sheep and cattle property near Nimmitabel, New South Wales, and was educated at Nimmitabel Public School and The King's School, Parramatta. Taylor then studied at the University of Sydney while residing at St Andrew's College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Economics, winning the university medal and a Bachelor of Laws. He won a Rhodes Scholarship, to study for a Master of Philosophy in Economics at New College, Oxford and completed his thesis on competition policy, with a focus on the ties between brewers and pubs in the UK brewing industry.
His father was heavily involved in agricultural politics, as a President of the NSW Farmers and Vice President of the National Farmers Federation. His maternal grandfather, William Hudson headed construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme for hydroelectricity and irrigation in Australia from 1949 to 1967.
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