Tony Abbott
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The Honourable Tony Abbott MP |
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Abbott in 2010
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28th Prime Minister of Australia Elections: 2010, 2013 |
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In office 18 September 2013 – 15 September 2015 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General |
Quentin Bryce Peter Cosgrove |
| Deputy | Warren Truss |
| Preceded by | Kevin Rudd |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Leader of the Liberal Party | |
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In office 1 December 2009 – 14 September 2015 |
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| Deputy | Julie Bishop |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 1 December 2009 – 18 September 2013 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd |
| Deputy | Julie Bishop |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Succeeded by | Chris Bowen |
| Minister for Health and Ageing | |
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In office 7 October 2003 – 3 December 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Kay Patterson |
| Succeeded by | Nicola Roxon |
| Leader of the House | |
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In office 26 November 2001 – 3 December 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Peter Reith |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Albanese |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | |
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In office 26 November 2001 – 7 October 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | David Kemp |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Andrews |
| Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business / Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | |
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In office 30 January 2001 – 7 October 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Peter Reith |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Andrews |
| Minister for Employment Services | |
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In office 21 October 1998 – 30 January 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Chris Ellison (as Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training) |
| Succeeded by | Mal Brough |
| 10th Chairman of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
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In office 18 September 2013 – 15 November 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Kevin Rudd |
| Succeeded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Warringah |
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Assumed office 26 March 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Michael MacKellar |
| Majority | 27,421 (15.35%) |
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Anthony John Abbott 4 November 1957 London, England |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
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Coalition |
| Spouse(s) | Margie Aitken (m. 1988) |
| Children | Louise (born 1989) Frances (born 1991) Bridget (born 1993) |
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| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | Official website |
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Anthony John "Tony" Abbott (born 4 November 1957) is an Australian politician who was the 28th Prime Minister of Australia, from 18 September 2013 to 15 September 2015. Abbott was leader of the Liberal Party of Australia from 2009 to 2015, and has been a member of parliament for Warringah since 1994.
Abbott was born in London, to an Australian mother and a British father, and emigrated to Sydney, Australia, with his parents in 1960. Prior to entering Parliament, Abbott took the degrees of Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney, then attended The Queen's College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar, graduating as a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He later proceeded by seniority to Master of Arts.
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