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Mal Brough
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| Minister for Defence Material and Science | |
| In office 21 September 2015 – 29 December 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Stuart Robert |
| Succeeded by | Marise Payne |
| Special Minister of State | |
| In office 21 September 2015 – 29 December 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Michael Ronaldson |
| Succeeded by | Mathias Cormann |
| Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | |
| In office 27 January 2006 – 3 December 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Kay Patterson |
| Succeeded by | Jenny Macklin |
| Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer | |
| In office 18 July 2004 – 27 January 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Helen Coonan |
| Succeeded by | Peter Dutton |
| Minister for Employment Services | |
| In office 14 February 2001 – 18 July 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Tony Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Fran Bailey |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Fisher |
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| In office 7 September 2013 – 9 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Slipper |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Wallace |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Longman |
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| In office 2 March 1996 – 24 November 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Jon Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Malcolm Thomas Brough
29 December 1961 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Other political affiliations |
Liberal National Party of Queensland |
| Spouse | Sue Brough |
| Relations | Rob Brough (brother) |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1979–1987 |
| Rank | Captain |
Malcolm Thomas Brough (born 29 December 1961) is an Australian former politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party. He served in the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2007, and again from 2013 to 2016.
Mal Brough held important roles as a government minister. He served in the governments led by Prime Ministers John Howard and Malcolm Turnbull. Before becoming a politician, he was an officer in the Australian Army and worked in business.
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Early Life and Background
Mal Brough was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. His birthday is on 29 December 1961. He joined the Australian Army in 1979 and served until 1987. After his time in the army, he worked in the private sector.
His brother, Rob Brough, is a well-known television presenter. The Brough family has a long-held belief that they have Indigenous Australian heritage. This comes from his maternal grandmother, Violet Bowden.
Political Career Highlights
Mal Brough began his political journey in 1996. He was first elected to parliament for the seat of Longman in Queensland.
Ministerial Roles
Brough served in several important government positions:
- From 2000 to 2001, he was a parliamentary secretary. This role helps a minister with their duties.
- He became the Minister for Employment Services from 2001 to 2004.
- From 2004 to 2006, he was the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer.
- In 2006, he joined the Cabinet. This is a group of senior ministers. He became the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. In this role, he helped create a government plan to support Indigenous communities.
Leaving and Returning to Parliament
Mal Brough lost his seat in the 2007 federal election. This was when the government he was part of also lost power. He was succeeded by Labor politician Jon Sullivan.
In 2013, Brough returned to federal parliament. He won the seat of Fisher. In September 2015, he was appointed as a minister again by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. However, he resigned from this role in December 2015. He later announced that he would not run for parliament again in the 2016 federal election.
State Politics Involvement
In 2008, Mal Brough was elected as the President of the Queensland division of the Liberal Party. He was against the merger that created the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) in 2008. He believed the merger had not been fully approved by the federal Liberal Party. He resigned from his position in September 2008.
