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The Leader of the Liberal Party, also known as Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party, is the highest office within the Liberal Party of Australia and the Liberal–National Coalition. The position is currently, and has been since 30 May 2022, held by Peter Dutton, who represents the Division of Dickson in Queensland.
Having said during the campaign that the result would be a "verdict on the leaders", Dutton said afterwards that he accepted responsibility for the result, but still deserved to remain Liberal leader. [143] In April 2023, Dutton announced that the Liberal Party would be opposing the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum.
David Tonkin, as leader of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia, became premier at the 1979 election for one term, losing office at the 1982 election. The Liberals returned to power at the 1993 election, led by Premiers Dean Brown, John Olsen and Rob Kerin through two terms, until their defeat at the 2002 election.
He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and was the member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Cook from 2007 until 2024. Morrison was born in Sydney and studied economic geography at the University of New South Wales.
Peter Dutton was elected unopposed as leader, while Sussan Ley was elected unopposed as deputy leader. [3] Dutton, who is from Queensland, is the first leader outside of New South Wales to lead the Liberal Party since Alexander Downer in 1995 from South Australia. Simon Birmingham was re-elected leader of the Liberal Party in the Senate. [4] [5]
He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, his eleven-year tenure as prime minister is the second-longest in Australian history, behind only Sir Robert Menzies. Howard has also been the oldest living Australian former prime minister since the death of Bob Hawke in May 2019.
President of the Liberal Party. 3 W. H. Anderson (1897–1968) 19 November 1951 [7] 13 November 1956 [8] Victoria — 4 Lyle Moore (1899–1982) 13 November 1956 [8] 14–17 November 1960 [9] [10] New South Wales: President of the New South Wales Liberal Party (1949–1956). 5 Philip McBride (1892–1982) 14–17 November 1960 9 November 1965 ...
He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, and is the fourth longest-serving prime minister in Australian history. Fraser was raised on his father's sheep stations , and after studying at Magdalen College, Oxford , returned to Australia to take over the family property in the Western District of Victoria .