Warren Truss
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The Honourable Warren Truss |
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| 16th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia | |
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In office 18 September 2013 – 18 February 2016 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Anthony Albanese |
| Succeeded by | Barnaby Joyce |
| Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development | |
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In office 18 September 2013 – 18 February 2016 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by |
Anthony Albanese (Infrastructure and Transport) Sharon Bird (Regional Development) |
| Succeeded by |
Darren Chester (Infrastructure and Transport) Fiona Nash (Regional Development) |
| Leader of the National Party | |
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In office 3 December 2007 – 11 February 2016 |
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| Deputy |
Nigel Scullion Barnaby Joyce |
| Preceded by | Mark Vaile |
| Succeeded by | Barnaby Joyce |
| Minister for Trade | |
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In office 10 August 2006 – 3 December 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Mark Vaile |
| Succeeded by | Simon Crean |
| Minister for Transport and Regional Services | |
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In office 6 July 2005 – 10 August 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | John Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Mark Vaile |
| Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | |
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In office 20 July 1999 – 6 July 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Mark Vaile |
| Succeeded by | Peter McGauran |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Wide Bay |
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In office 24 March 1990 – 9 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Clarrie Millar |
| Succeeded by | Llew O'Brien |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Warren Errol Truss 8 October 1948 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party |
National Party (Federal) Liberal National Party (State) |
| Other political affiliations |
Coalition |
| Spouse(s) | Lyn Truss |
| Website |
Official website Warren Truss on Twitter |
Warren Errol Truss (born 8 October 1948) is a former Australian politician who served as the 16th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development in the Abbott Government and the Turnbull Government. Truss served as the federal leader of the National Party of Australia (The Nationals) between 2007 and 11 February 2016 when he announced his decision to retire and not contest the 2016 federal election. He was the member of the House of Representatives for Wide Bay from the 1990 election until his retirement in May 2016. Following the merger of the Queensland branches of the Nationals and Liberals, Truss was re-elected in 2010 for the Liberal National Party.
Truss was born in the region of Kingaroy, Queensland. He attended a small state school and was a bean farmer before he entered politics. He was chair of the Sugar Coast Burnett Regional Tourism Board and a councillor of the Shire of Kingaroy 1976–90. He was Chairman of Kingaroy Shire Council from 1983 to 1990.
Truss's first attempt at a parliamentary seat was in the Queensland state parliament as the Nationals candidate at the 1988 Barambah by-election, triggered by the retirement of former premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen. However, Truss lost in an upset to the Citizens Electoral Council candidate Trevor Perrett, who later joined the National Party.
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