Christopher Pyne
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The Honourable Christopher Pyne MP |
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Pyne in 2017
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| Minister for Defence Industry | |
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Assumed office 19 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Dan Tehan as Minister for Defence Materiel) |
| Leader of the House | |
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Assumed office 18 September 2013 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
| Deputy | Darren Chester |
| Preceded by | Anthony Albanese |
| Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science | |
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In office 21 September 2015 – 19 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Ian Macfarlane as Minister for Industry and Science) |
| Succeeded by | Greg Hunt |
| Minister for Education / Minister for Education and Training | |
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In office 18 September 2013 – 21 September 2015 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Bill Shorten |
| Succeeded by | Simon Birmingham |
| Manager of Opposition Business in the House | |
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In office 16 February 2009 – 18 September 2013 |
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| Deputy | Luke Hartsuyker |
| Leader |
Malcolm Turnbull Tony Abbott |
| Preceded by | Joe Hockey |
| Succeeded by | Tony Burke |
| Minister for Ageing | |
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In office 21 March 2007 – 3 December 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Santo Santoro |
| Succeeded by | Justine Elliot |
| Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing | |
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In office 30 January 2007 – 21 March 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | New portfolio |
| Succeeded by | Fiona Nash (as Assistant Minister for Health) |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Sturt |
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Assumed office 13 March 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Ian Wilson |
| Personal details | |
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Christopher Maurice Pyne 13 August 1967 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Carolyn Pyne |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide, University of South Australia |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician, author |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | Official website |
Christopher Maurice Pyne (born 13 August 1967) is an Australian politician and Liberal member for the House of Representatives seat of Sturt since the 1993 election.
Upon the ascendancy of the Abbott Government at the 2013 election, Pyne entered the Cabinet of Australia and became Leader of the House and Minister for Education, renamed Minister for Education and Training from December 2014. Upon the ascendancy of the Turnbull Government at the 2015 Liberal leadership ballot, Pyne remained Leader of the House and became Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science. With the reelection of the Government in 2016, Pyne became the Minister for Defence Industry.
The fifth and youngest child of prominent ophthalmic surgeon, Remington Pyne and his wife Margaret, Pyne was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1967. Christopher Pyne was educated at the University of Adelaide, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws and was President of Adelaide University Liberal Club from 1987 to 1988.
He was a research assistant to Senator Amanda Vanstone and later became President of the South Australian Young Liberals from 1988–1990. Pyne was pre-selected as the Liberal candidate for the safe Labor seat of Ross Smith at the 1989 state election but was defeated by the sitting member and Premier of South Australia, John Bannon. He earned a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at the University of South Australia and began practising as a solicitor in 1991.
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