Peter Dutton
| The Honourable Peter Dutton MP | |
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| Minister for Immigration and Border Protection | |
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Assumed office 23 December 2014 | |
| Prime Minister |
Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Scott Morrison |
| Minister for Health | |
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In office 18 September 2013 – 23 December 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Abbott |
| Preceded by | Tanya Plibersek |
| Succeeded by | Sussan Ley |
| Minister for Sport | |
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In office 18 September 2013 – 23 December 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Abbott |
| Preceded by | Don Farrell |
| Succeeded by | Sussan Ley |
| Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer | |
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In office 27 January 2006 – 3 December 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Mal Brough |
| Succeeded by | Chris Bowen |
| Minister for Workforce Participation | |
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In office 26 October 2004 – 27 January 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Fran Bailey |
| Succeeded by | Sharman Stone |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Dickson | |
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Assumed office 10 November 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Cheryl Kernot |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Peter Craig Dutton 18 November 1970 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party |
Liberal Party of Australia (Federal) Liberal National Party (State) |
| Spouse(s) | Kirilly Brumby |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Queensland University of Technology |
| Website |
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Peter Craig Dutton (born 18 November 1970),[1] Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Dickson, Queensland since the November 2001 federal election when he defeated high-profile sitting Labor member Cheryl Kernot. Dutton was the Minister for Health and the Minister for Sport from 18 September 2013 and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection from 21 December 2014 in the Abbott Government. Dutton retained his portfolio in the Turnbull Government.[2] He previously served as the Minister for Workforce Participation and Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer in the Howard Government
Early years and background
Dutton was raised in Brisbane, Queensland, and was educated at the Queensland Police Academy before becoming a Queensland Police officer for nine years, working in the Drug Squad in suburbs such as Red Hill, Brisbane in the early 1990s.[3][4]
On leaving the police in 1999 he became a businessman and completed a Bachelor of Business at the Queensland University of Technology.[5][6]
Dutton is married to Kirilly and has two sons and a daughter.[7]
Political career
Dutton was elected to the Division of Dickson at the 2001 election, defeating Labor's Cheryl Kernot.
After the 2004 federal election Dutton was appointed to the ministry. He was Minister for Workforce Participation from 2004 to 2006. In January 2006 he was appointed Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue. Dutton successfully retained Dickson in the 2007 federal election.
Following the 2007 election, Dutton was promoted by Brendan Nelson to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation.[8]
Dutton was appointed as Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing by Malcolm Turnbull in September 2008, a position he retained when Tony Abbott became Opposition Leader.[9]
In June 2010, Dutton released the Coalition’s mental health policy, The Coalition’s Real Action Plan for Better Mental Health. It was described by leading mental health experts as “a game changer” and "the most significant announcement by any political party in relation to a targeted, evidence-based investment in mental health".[10]
Dutton contested and won Dickson at the 2010 federal election, achieving a swing of 5.45% to easily overcome a 2009 redistribution. This resulted in a two-party-preferred vote of 54.69% as of 23 August 2010. Following the 2010 election, he was appointed as Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing.
In the lead up to the 2013 election, Dutton announced a range Coalition policies, including to restore integrity and independence to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee; increase the threshold of Cabinet consideration for the lisitng of medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) - allowing the Health Minister to list drugs costing less than $20 million a year over the first four years; expedite the roll-out of biennial bowel cancer screening for people aged 50 to 74 years; provide funding certainty and streamline administrative processes for medical research; provide $35 million for research into Type 1 diabetes through the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Clinical Trial Network; provide $40 million for additional medical internships in private hospitals and non-traditional settings; and provide investment into general practice by doubling the Practice Incentive Payment for teaching and 175 grants to support capital expansion of existing rural and regional general practices.
Dutton’s election commitments were strongly endorsed by key health stakeholders. The Cancer Council said that “Mr Dutton’s promise to finalise the bowel cancer screening program by 2020 would save an additional 35,000 lives over the next 40 years.”[11]
The Australian Medical Association said “the Coalition has delivered a strong package of practical, affordable health policies that would strengthen general practice.”[12]
Medicines Australia “welcomed the Coalition’s commitment to restore transparency, predictability and confidence to the process by which medicines are listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme”.[13]
Minister in the Abbott/Turnbull Governments
Dutton retained his seat at the 2013 election. He was appointed to the Ministry by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and served as Minister for Health and Minister for Sport.
As Health Minister, Dutton announced the world-leading $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund. As announced, the capital and any ongoing capital gains of the Medical Research Future Fund will be preserved in perpetuity.
Under Minister Dutton, projected funding in the health portfolio increased in the 2014-15 Budget to $66.9 billion, an increase of 7.5 percent from $62.2 billion in 2012-13, the final full year of the Labor Government. Projected expenditure on Medicare increased over 9.5 percent from $18.5 billion in 2012-13 under Labor to a projected $20.32 billion in 2014-15 under Dutton.[14] [15] Funding for public hospital services increased by nearly 14 percent under Dutton in the 2014-15 Budget to a projected $15.12 billion compared to $13.28 billion in the last full year of the Labor Government in 2012-13.
On 23 December 2014, Dutton was sworn in as the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection after a cabinet reshuffle.[16]
The Migration Act 1958 gives the minister the power to impose a character test on people requesting visas to enter Australia.[17] In 2015, Dutton cancelled the visa of anti-abortion activist Troy Newman, over remarks in his 2000 book Their Blood Cries Out.[18][19]
References
- ↑ Parliament of Australia (2007), The 41st Parliament: Senators and Members, by Date of Birth. Retrieved on 18 November 2007.
- ↑ "Tony Abbott's cabinet and outer ministry". smh.com.au. AAP. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "About Peter Dutton". PetterDutton.com.au.
- ↑ "Dickson". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ↑ "The Hon Peter Dutton MP". Australian Parliament House.
- ↑ Misha Schubert (7 October 2009). "To some he's the messiah, to others a duplicitous polly".
- ↑ Madonna King (9 August 2014). "Good Cop, Bad Cop".
- ↑ "Nelson Shadow Ministry" (PDF). Parliament of Australia.
- ↑ "Turnbull Shadow Ministry" (PDF). Parliament of Australia.
- ↑ Cresswell, Adam. "Experts hail a policy 'game-changer'". The Australian.
- ↑ "New Health Minister Peter Dutton set to save 35,000 Australian lives, says Cancer Council". Cancer Council Australia.
- ↑ "Coalition has been listening on health policy". AMA.
- ↑ "Industry welcomes Coalition commitment to PBS". Medicines Australia.
- ↑ "Budget 2014-15" (PDF).
- ↑ "Budget 2013-14".
- ↑ "New Abbott ministry sworn in by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 December 2014.
- ↑ "MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 501 - Refusal or cancellation of visa on character grounds". AustLII.
- ↑ "Troy Newman, Head of U.S. Anti-Abortion Group, Is Held in Australia Over Canceled Visa". The New York Times. 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Troy Newman Claims He Never Called For Executing 'Abortionists.' Has He Read His Own Book?". Archived from the original on 3 January 2016.
External links
- Personal homepage
- APH's profile
- Search or browse Hansard for Peter Dutton at OpenAustralia.org
| Parliament of Australia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Cheryl Kernot |
Member for Dickson 2001–present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Fran Bailey |
Minister for Workforce Participation 2004–06 |
Succeeded by Sharman Stone |
| Preceded by Mal Brough |
Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer 2006–07 |
Succeeded by Chris Bowen |
| Preceded by Tanya Plibersek |
Minister for Health 2013–2014 |
Succeeded by Sussan Ley |
| Preceded by Don Farrell |
Minister for Sport 2013–2014 |
Succeeded by Sussan Ley |
| Preceded by Scott Morrison |
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection 2014–present |
Incumbent |
Prime Minister: Tony Abbott | ||
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| Outer Ministry | ||
| Parliamentary Secretaries | ||
| Dismissed/resigned | ||
