Mal Brough

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The Hon Mal Brough
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Longman
In office
2 March 1996 – 24 November 2007
Preceded by None
Succeeded by Jon Sullivan(Australian Labor Party
Born 21 December 1961 (1961-12-21) (age 46)
Flag of Australia Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse Sue Brough
Relations Rob Brough (brother)
Children Thomas, Sarah and James
Residence Glasshouse Mountains
Alma mater Monash University
Occupation Ex-Member of Parliament
Malcolm Thomas "Mal" Brough
Born 21 December 1961 (1961-12-21) (age 46)
Image:Replace this image male.svg
Place of birth Flag of Australia Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Allegiance Australia
Service/branch Australian Army
Years of service 1979 – 1988
Rank Captain
Relations Rob Brough (brother)
Other work Politician

Malcolm Thomas "Mal" Brough (pronounced /bɹʌf/ Bruff) (born 29 December 1961) is a former Australian politician and Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 to November 2007, representing the Division of Longman, Queensland. In May 2008, Brough was elected President of the Queensland Liberal Party.[1]

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[edit] Early life

He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was an Australian Army officer and businessman before entering politics. Former Family Feud host Rob Brough is his brother. According to an article from The Bulletin [1] Brough has Aboriginal ancestry.

[edit] Federal 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. He was Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA) and thus a member of the Howard Cabinet from January 2006 to November 2007.

Brough was the public face of the government's controversial Northern Territory Emergency Response, a package of measures designed to combat high rates of child neglect and abuse in the territory.

Brough lost his seat of Division of Longman in the 2007 Federal Election, following a 10.32% swing to the Labor Party's Jon Sullivan.[2]

[edit] State politics

There are plans within the Liberal Party for Brough to lead the Liberals to the next state election in Queensland, with plans to keep the coalition as it is rather than merging the two coalition parties.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/01/2261451.htm
  2. ^ Australian Electoral Commission summary of Longman, Federal Election 2007.. Australian Electoral Commission (2007-11-29). Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
  3. ^ Brough tipped to lead Libs | The Courier-Mail
Political offices
Preceded by
Kay Patterson		 Minister for Families, Community
Services and Indigenous Affairs
2006 – 2007		 Succeeded by
Jenny Macklin
Parliament of Australia
New division Member for Longman
1996 – 2007		 Succeeded by
Jon Sullivan


Persondata
NAME Brough, Malcolm "Mal" Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 29 December 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
DATE OF DEATH Living person
PLACE OF DEATH