Warren Truss

Warren Truss (born 8 October 1948, Kingaroy, Queensland) is an Australian politician.^[1] He was elected as the member for Wide Bay in the Australian Parliament in 1990.^[2] He became the leader of the National Party in 2007.^[2] In the Howard government, Truss was Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs and Minister for Community Services.^[2] In July 1999 Truss became of Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.^[2] In 2005 he became Minister for Transport and Regional Services. In September 2006 he became Minister for Trade.^[2]

The Honourable Warren Truss
16th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
In office 18 September 2013 – 18 February 2016
Prime Minister	Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Anthony Albanese
Succeeded by	Barnaby Joyce
Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
In office 18 September 2013 – 18 February 2016
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
In office 3 December 2007 – 11 February 2016
Deputy	Nigel Scullion Barnaby Joyce
Preceded by	Mark Vaile
Succeeded by	Barnaby Joyce
Minister for Trade
In office 10 August 2006 – 3 December 2007
Prime Minister	John Howard
Preceded by	Mark Vaile
Succeeded by	Simon Crean
Minister for Transport and Regional Services
In office 6 July 2005 – 10 August 2006
Prime Minister	John Howard
Preceded by	John Anderson
Succeeded by	Mark Vaile
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
In office 20 July 1999 – 6 July 2005
Prime Minister	John Howard
Preceded by	Mark Vaile
Succeeded by	Peter McGauran
Member of the Australian Parliament for Wide Bay
In office 24 March 1990 – 9 May 2016
Preceded by	Clarrie Millar
Succeeded by	Llew O'Brien
Personal details
Born	Warren Errol Truss (1948-10-08) 8 October 1948 (age 77) 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