Editing Greg Hunt (section)

=== Early career ===
Hunt was elected to the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] at the [[2001 Australian federal election|2001 federal election]], standing in the [[Division of Flinders]]. He had been asked to stand for Liberal [[preselection]] by the retiring MP [[Peter Reith]].<ref name=green>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/hunting-ground-20120210-1sjt7.html|title=Hunting ground|first=Shane|last=Green|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=7 April 2021|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502070703/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/hunting-ground-20120210-1sjt7.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003 he supported the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invasion of Iraq]] by coalition forces and served as a spokesman for the [[Howard government]]'s policies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s778307.htm|title=Hunt discusses Government's Iraq position|date=6 February 2003|first=Mark|last=Colvin|access-date=7 April 2021|work=PM|publisher=ABC|archive-date=24 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424191614/https://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s778307.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2003/s811046.htm|title=Iraq war debate|first=Mark|last=Colvin|date=19 March 2003|access-date=7 April 2021|work=PM|publisher=ABC|archive-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129221808/https://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2003/s811046.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hunt was first elevated to the ministry following the [[2004 Australian federal election|2004 federal election]], when he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. In January 2007, Hunt was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Following the Coalition's defeat at the [[2007 Australian federal election|2007 election]], he was appointed Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Urban Water.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greghunt.com.au/AboutGreg/Biography.aspx |title=About Greg |publisher=Greghunt.com.au |access-date=24 October 2013 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194137/http://www.greghunt.com.au/AboutGreg/Biography.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> His title was altered to Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Heritage after the [[2010 Australian federal election|2010 election]].<ref name="aph"/>