Bruce Billson
The Honourable Bruce Billson MP |
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File:Bruce Billson Portrait 2014.jpg | |
Minister for Small Business | |
In office 18 September 2013 – 21 September 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
Preceded by | Gary Gray |
Succeeded by | Kelly O'Dwyer |
Minister for Veterans' Affairs | |
In office 23 March 2007 – 3 December 2007 |
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Prime Minister | John Howard |
Preceded by | De-Anne Kelly |
Succeeded by | Alan Griffin |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Dunkley |
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Assumed office 2 March 1996 |
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Preceded by | Bob Chynoweth |
Personal details | |
Born | Albury, New South Wales, Australia |
26 January 1966
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Spouse(s) | Kate (née McCahon) |
Alma mater | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
Occupation | Politician |
Bruce Frederick Billson (born 26 January 1966) is an Australian politician. He is a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Dunkley in Victoria since 1996.[1] Billson served as the Minister for Small Business from September 2013 to September 2015.[2]
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Early life and education
He was born in Albury, New South Wales, and moved to Seaford (in what is now the Division of Dunkley) as a child. He was educated at Monterey High School in Frankston North and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He was Manager of Corporate Development, for the Shire of Hastings, a Ministerial Adviser to the Victorian Minister for Natural Resources, and policy adviser to the Shadow Minister for the Environment, Senator Rod Kemp, before entering politics.[1]
Career
Ministerial roles
Billson was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2004.[1] In 2005, he was also appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, and, in 2006, he was promoted to Minister for Veterans' Affairs – a position he retained until the defeat of the Howard government in the 2007 federal election.[1]
In 2007, he was appointed Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. In 2009, he was then appointed the Shadow Minister for Sustainable Development and Cities.[1] and after the 2010 election he was appointed Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs.[3]
Following the 2013 election he was sworn in to the cabinet as the Minister for Small Business.
Retirement from politics
Following the leadership spillthat saw Malcolm Turnbull become Prime Minister, Billson was dropped from the new Ministry upon the ascension of the Turnbull Government. On 24 November 2015, he announced he would retire from politics at the next election, to be held on or before 14 January 2017.[4]
Personal life
He is married to Kate and has four children: Alexander, Zoe, Madeline and Isabella.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 About Bruce – Bruce Billson: Member for Dunkley
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- ↑ http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/parl/43/Shadow/index.htm
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External links
- Personal website of Bruce Billson
- Search or browse Hansard for Bruce Billson at OpenAustralia.org
- Summary of parliamentary voting for Bruce Billson MP on TheyVoteForYou.org.au
Parliament of Australia | ||
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Preceded by | Member for Dunkley 1996–present |
Incumbent |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Minister for Veterans' Affairs 2007 |
Succeeded by Alan Griffin |
Preceded by | Minister for Small Business 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by Kelly O'Dwyer |
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