Warren Truss
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Warren Errol Truss (born 8 October 1948), is an Australian politician. He has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1990, representing the Division of Wide Bay, Queensland. He was born in Kingaroy, Queensland, and was a farmer before entering politics. He was chair of the Sugar Coast Burnett Regional Tourism Board and a member of the Kingaroy Shire Council 1976-90.
Truss was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1994-96, and was Deputy Leader of the House 1997-98. He was Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs 1997-98 and Minister for Community Services 1998-99. He has been Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, with a seat in the Cabinet, since July 1999.
In June 2005 John Anderson announced his intention to resign as National Party Leader. Deputy Leader, Mark Vaile, was elected the new Leader, and Truss was elected Deputy Leader. In the reshuffled ministry following Anderson's resignation Truss became Minister for Transport and Regional Services.
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| Abbott | Andrews | Bishop | Brough | Campbell | Coonan | Costello | Downer | Howard | Macfarlane | McGauran | Minchin | Nelson | Ruddock | Truss | Vaile | Vanstone | |
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