Liberals/Nats in Opposition

Dan Tehan is a country boy at heart and is passionate about representing the people of Wannon.

Dan grew up on a family farm in rural Victoria, with his three brothers and two sisters. His father ran Merino sheep and Hereford cattle while his mother started her own small business in a nearby town to earn off-farm income.

From an early age, Dan’s parents and grandparents taught him that people in rural communities deserve a fair go and that you need to be prepared to stand up and fight for what you believe in.

Dan’s mother represented rural Victoria in our State Parliament, his father was actively involved in the Victorian Farmers Federation, and his grandfather helped form the National Farmers’ Federation.

Dan’s education, personal experience and career have given him a real understanding of the needs of people living in our region. Importantly, it has also taught him how to get the action to address these needs.

His education at a country primary school and high school taught him the importance of attracting and retaining the best teachers in our local schools. His Honours Degree at Melbourne University and Master’s Degree in Foreign Affairs and Trade at Monash University highlighted the importance of country students having access to an independent youth allowance that enables them to afford tertiary education. In between school and university, Dan spent a year working as a farmhand, witnessing first-hand the detrimental impact of the Hawke/Keating Government’s high-interest-rate policy of country Australia.

Dan’s career has always been involved in achieving outcomes for rural and regional communities. As a diplomat, Senior Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of Staff to the Minister for Small Business and Tourism he worked on real issues that have a direct impact on our communities: like reducing the level of regulation on small business, assisting farmers to sell their goods overseas and improving the standard of mobile phone and internet services in country areas.

Dan was sworn in as Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment on 22 December 2020.

Mr Tehan served as Minister for Education from 28 August 2018. Prior to this, he was the Minister for Social Services, and preceding this, the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Minister for Defence Personnel, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of Anzac.

Mr Tehan was elected to Federal Parliament in 2010 and has held positions including as the Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security; Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Youth Mental Health, and; Chair of the Coalition Friends of Tourism.

https://www.angustaylor.com.au/about-angus

Angus was elected to the Federal parliament in September 2013 as the Member for Hume. Following the 2019 federal election, he was appointed Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. 

Prior to entering parliament, Angus was a Director at Port Jackson Partners, where he was a strategy and business advisor on the resources, agriculture, energy and infrastructure sectors. Before this, he was a partner at global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. 

Angus has a Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours and University Medal) and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Sydney. 

He has a Master of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar and wrote a competition policy thesis. 

Building on his economics background, Angus was initially appointed to parliamentary committees on employment, trade and investment, and public accounts. He was also chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties. 

In February 2016, he was appointed Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister with special responsibility for Cities and Digital Transformation. 

He was appointed Minister for Law Enforcement and Cyber Security in December 2017. 

In August 2018, Angus was promoted to Federal Cabinet as Minister for Energy. 

On 8 October 2021 Angus was sworn in as Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction.

Angus grew up in southern NSW on a sheep and cattle property at Nimmitabel. 

He lives near Goulburn with his wife Louise and their four children Hamish, Olivia, Adelaide and Richard, aged 15-22. 

To stay fit, Angus trains for and regularly competes in triathlons and running events. He represented Australia for his age group at the triathlon World Championships in 2009. He also participates annually in Pollie Pedal, a cycling event to support national charity Soldier On.