
House of Representatives
Angus Taylor
Member for Hume
Liberal Party of Australia · LIB
Federal parliamentary service13 years 1 month(s) and 22 days.Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026
Current ministry / shadow entries1Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.
Parliamentary service
First entered federal Parliament: 7 Sept 2013.
Service periods below follow the Handbook’s election and service boundaries. The source-reported duration above is shown separately from our interval calculation.
- 3 May 2025 – CurrentHouse of Representatives
Re-elected 2025
- 21 May 2022 – 3 May 2025House of Representatives
Re-elected 2022
- 18 May 2019 – 21 May 2022House of Representatives
Re-elected 2019
- 2 July 2016 – 18 May 2019House of Representatives
Re-elected 2016
- 7 Sept 2013 – 2 July 2016House of Representatives
Elected to the House of Representatives for Hume, New South Wales, 2013.
Current responsibilities
Ministry and shadow ministry
- Leader of the Opposition13 Feb 2026 – CurrentTaylor Shadow Ministry
Parliamentary and party offices
- Secretary of the Coalition Employment Policy Committee1 Jan 2013 – Current
- Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party13 Feb 2026 – Current
These are the Handbook’s dated appointments. Party spokespeople and committee memberships outside these records need their own source checks.
Background before Parliament
Qualifications recorded by Parliament
- Bachelor of Economics, University of Sydney
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Sydney
- Master of Philosophy (Economics), University of Oxford
- Rhodes Scholar,
Occupations recorded by Parliament
- Co-founder and Director of Eastern Australia Irrigation from 2007.
- Director at Port Jackson Partners from 2002.
- Co-founder, shareholder and adviser of Farm Partnerships Australia and Growth Farms Australia from 1998.
- Programme Director at Rabobank's Farm Leadership Programmes from 1998.
- Partner at McKinsey and Co. from 1994 to 2001.
Appointment history
View 12 dated office and portfolio entries
- Leader of the Opposition13 Feb 2026 – Current
- Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party13 Feb 2026 – Current
- Shadow Minister for Defence28 May 2025 – 11 Feb 2026
- Shadow Treasurer5 June 2022 – 28 May 2025
- Shadow Cabinet Minister5 June 2022 – 11 Feb 2026
- Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction8 Oct 2021 – 23 May 2022
- Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction29 May 2019 – 8 Oct 2021
- Minister for Energy28 Aug 2018 – 29 May 2019
- Cabinet Minister28 Aug 2018 – 23 May 2022
- Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity20 Dec 2017 – 28 Aug 2018
- Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation18 Feb 2016 – 20 Dec 2017
- Secretary of the Coalition Employment Policy Committee1 Jan 2013 – Current