Brendan Nelson
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The Honourable Brendan Nelson AO, MRACGP, FRACP (Hon.), FAMA |
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| Director of the Australian War Memorial | |
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Assumed office 17 December 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Gower |
| Ambassador of Australia to Belgium, Luxembourg, the EU and NATO | |
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In office 17 September 2009 – 10 October 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Duncan Lewis |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 3 December 2007 – 16 September 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Deputy | Julie Bishop |
| Preceded by | Kevin Rudd |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Leader of the Liberal Party | |
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In office 3 December 2007 – 16 September 2008 |
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| Deputy | Julie Bishop |
| Preceded by | John Howard |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Minister for Defence | |
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In office 27 January 2006 – 3 December 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Robert Hill |
| Succeeded by | Joel Fitzgibbon |
| Minister for Education, Science and Training | |
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In office 26 November 2001 – 27 January 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | David Kemp |
| Succeeded by | Julie Bishop |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Bradfield |
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In office 2 March 1996 – 19 October 2009 |
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| Preceded by | David Connolly |
| Succeeded by | Paul Fletcher |
| Personal details | |
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Brendan John Nelson 19 August 1958 Coburg, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Gillian Adamson |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Flinders University |
| Profession |
Physician Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Brendan John Nelson AO (born 19 August 1958) is a former Australian politician and former federal Opposition leader. He served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives from the 1996 federal election until 19 October 2009 as the Liberal member for Bradfield, a northern Sydney seat.
A medical doctor by profession, he came to public prominence as the Federal President of the Australian Medical Association (1993–95), and served as a Minister in the third and fourth terms of the Howard Government, serving as Minister for Education, Science and Training (2001–06) and Minister for Defence (2006–2007).
Following the 2007 federal election, at which the Howard Government was defeated, Nelson was elected leader of the federal Liberal parliamentary group in a contest against former Minister for Environment and Water Resources Malcolm Turnbull, and became the Leader of the Opposition on 3 December 2007. On 16 September 2008, in a second contest following a spill motion, Nelson lost the leadership of the Opposition and the Liberal Party to Turnbull.
On 25 August 2009 he announced his forthcoming retirement from politics. In September 2009, the Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced Nelson as the next Ambassador of Australia to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg as well as Australia's Special Representative to the NATO. He remained Member for Bradfield until officially resigning on 19 October 2009, sparking the 2009 Bradfield by-election.
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