Mal Brough

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Malcolm Thomas "Mal" Brough (pronounced Bruff) (born 29 December 1961), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Longman, Queensland. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was an Australian Army officer and businessman before entering politics.

Brough was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business 2000-01 and Minister for Employment Services 2001-04. In July 2004 he was moved to the portfolios of Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue. In January 2006 he became Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA). This promotion brought him into Cabinet.

Current Cabinet of Australia
Abbott | Andrews | Bishop | Brough | Campbell | Coonan | Costello | Downer | Howard | Macfarlane | McGauran | Minchin | Nelson | Ruddock | Truss | Vaile | Vanstone

Persondata
NAME	Brough, Mal
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Brough, Malcolm Thomas (full name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	29 December 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
DATE OF DEATH	living
PLACE OF DEATH