Nick Minchin
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The Honourable Nicholas Minchin LLB BEc |
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| Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | |
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In office 3 December 2007 – 3 May 2010 |
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| Deputy | Eric Abetz |
| Leader |
Brendan Nelson Malcolm Turnbull Tony Abbott |
| Preceded by | Chris Evans |
| Succeeded by | Eric Abetz |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate | |
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In office 27 January 2006 – 3 December 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Deputy | Helen Coonan |
| Preceded by | Robert Hill |
| Succeeded by | Chris Evans |
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | |
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In office 18 July 2004 – 3 December 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | David Kemp |
| Succeeded by | John Faulkner |
| Minister for Finance and Administration | |
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In office 26 November 2001 – 3 December 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | John Fahey |
| Succeeded by | Lindsay Tanner |
| Minister for Industry, Science and Resources | |
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In office 21 October 1998 – 26 November 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by |
John Moore as Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Warwick Parer as Minister for Resources and Energy |
| Succeeded by |
Ian Macfarlane as Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources Peter McGauran as Minister for Science |
| Special Minister of State | |
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In office 9 October 1997 – 21 October 1998 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | No immediate predecessor |
| Succeeded by | Chris Ellison |
| Senator for South Australia | |
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In office 1 July 1993 – 30 June 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Graham Maguire |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 April 1953 Sydney |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Kerry Minchin |
| Alma mater | Australian National University (BEc, LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
Nicholas Hugh "Nick" Minchin (born 15 April 1953) is a former Australian politician and currently serves as the Australian Consul-General in New York, USA. He previously served as a Liberal member of the Australian Senate representing South Australia from July 1993 to June 2011, and a former cabinet minister in the Howard Government.
Minchin was born in Sydney and was educated at the Australian National University, Canberra, where he gained degrees in law and economics. Minchin attended Knox Grammar School and spent a year in the United States as an exchange student with AFS International Scholarships. While at university, he was a resident of Burgmann College at the same time as Peter Garrett. He was a solicitor before entering politics.
Minchin was a staff member for the Liberal Party's Federal Secretariat 1977–83, Deputy Federal Director of the Liberal Party in 1983, South Australian State Director and Campaign Director of the Liberal Party 1985–93. On 1 July 1993, Minchin was elected to the Australian Senate for South Australia.
Minchin was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1994–96, holding the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition, John Howard. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister John Howard 1996–97, Special Minister of State and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister 1997–98, and Minister for Industry, Science and Resources 1998–2001, with a seat in the Cabinet. He was Minister for Finance and Administration from November 2001 until the defeat of the Howard government at the 2007 federal election. Until that election he also held the posts of Leader of the Government in the Senate and Vice-President of the Executive Council.
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