Editing Warren Truss

{{Short description|Australian politician, 16th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = [[The Honourable]]
| name                = Warren Truss
| honorific-suffix    = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|AC}}
| image               = Warren Truss Portrait 2010.jpg
| office              = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]]
| primeminister       = [[Tony Abbott]]<br />[[Malcolm Turnbull]]
| term_start          = 18 September 2013
| term_end            = 18 February 2016
| predecessor         = [[Anthony Albanese]]
| successor           = [[Barnaby Joyce]]
| office1             = [[Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development (Australia)|Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development]]
| primeminister1      = [[Tony Abbott]]<br />[[Malcolm Turnbull]]
| term_start1         = 18 September 2013
| term_end1           = 18 February 2016
| predecessor1        = [[Anthony Albanese]] {{small|(Infrastructure and Transport)}}<br />[[Sharon Bird]] {{small|(Regional Development)}}
| successor1          = [[Darren Chester]]  {{small|(Infrastructure and Transport)}}<br />[[Fiona Nash]] {{small|(Regional Development)}}
| office2             = [[National Party of Australia|Leader of the National Party]]
| deputy2             = [[Nigel Scullion]]<br />[[Barnaby Joyce]]
| term_start2         = 3 December 2007
| term_end2           = 11 February 2016
| predecessor2        = [[Mark Vaile]]
| successor2          = [[Barnaby Joyce]]
| office3             = [[National Party of Australia|Deputy Leader of the National Party]]
| leader3             = [[Mark Vaile]]
| term_start3         = 23 June 2005
| term_end3           = 3 December 2007
| predecessor3        = Mark Vaile
| successor3          = [[Nigel Scullion]]
| office4             = [[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Trade]]
| primeminister4      = [[John Howard]]
| term_start4         = 10 August 2006
| term_end4           = 3 December 2007
| predecessor4        = [[Mark Vaile]]
| successor4          = [[Simon Crean]]
| office5             = [[Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (Australia)|Minister for Transport and Regional Services]]
| primeminister5      = [[John Howard]]
| term_start5         = 6 July 2005
| term_end5           = 10 August 2006
| predecessor5        = [[John Anderson (Australian politician)|John Anderson]]
| successor5          = [[Mark Vaile]]
| office6             = [[Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)|Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry]]
| primeminister6      = [[John Howard]]
| term_start6         = 20 July 1999
| term_end6           = 6 July 2005
| predecessor6        = [[Mark Vaile]]
| successor6          = [[Peter McGauran]]
| constituency_MP7    = [[Division of Wide Bay|Wide Bay]]
| parliament7         = Australian
| term_start7         = 24 March 1990
| term_end7           = 2 July 2016
| predecessor7        = [[Clarrie Millar]]
| successor7          = [[Llew O'Brien]]
| office8    = [[Shire of Kingaroy|Councillor for the Shire of Kingaroy]]
| term_start8         = 1976
| term_end8           = 1990
| birth_name          = Warren Errol Truss
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|10|8}}
| birth_place         = [[Kingaroy]], Queensland, Australia
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National]] (since 2008)
| otherparty          = [[National Party of Australia|Nationals]] (until 2008)
| spouse              = Lyn Truss
| website             = [http://www.warrentruss.com/ Official website]<br />[https://twitter.com/warrentrussmp Warren Truss on Twitter]
| caption             = Truss in 2010
}}
'''Warren Errol Truss''' {{small|{{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=|AC}}}} (born 8 October 1948) is a former Australian politician who served as the 16th [[deputy prime minister of Australia]] and the [[Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development (Australia)|minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development]] in the [[Abbott government]] and the [[Turnbull government]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tony Abbott's cabinet and outer ministry|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbotts-cabinet-and-outer-ministry-20130916-2tuma.html|access-date=16 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=16 September 2013|agency=AAP|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806191147/http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbotts-cabinet-and-outer-ministry-20130916-2tuma.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Truss served as the federal leader of the [[National Party of Australia]] (The Nationals) between 2007 and 11 February 2016 when he announced his decision to retire and not contest the [[2016 Australian federal election|2016 federal election]].<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2016/feb/11/warren-truss-to-reveal-his-retirement-plans-politics-live?page=with:block-56bc5be2e4b072fd3ded30f5#block-56bc5be2e4b072fd3ded30f5 |title=Barnaby Joyce wins Nationals leadership, Fiona Nash named deputy |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=Australia |author=Murphy, Katharine |date=11 February 2016 |access-date=11 February 2016 |archive-date=16 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216175841/http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2016/feb/11/warren-truss-to-reveal-his-retirement-plans-politics-live?page=with:block-56bc5be2e4b072fd3ded30f5#block-56bc5be2e4b072fd3ded30f5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/parliament-pays-tribute-to-retiring-deputy-pm-warren-truss-ahead-of-barnaby-joyce-elevation-20160210-gmr3ca.html |title=Parliament pays tribute to retiring deputy PM Warren Truss ahead of Barnaby Joyce elevation |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |author=Gartrell, Adam |date=11 February 2016 |access-date=11 February 2016 |archive-date=16 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216122229/http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/parliament-pays-tribute-to-retiring-deputy-pm-warren-truss-ahead-of-barnaby-joyce-elevation-20160210-gmr3ca.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-11/barnaby-joyce-named-as-new-nationals-leader/7161584 |title=Barnaby Joyce elected unopposed as new Nationals leader |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia |author=Keany, Francis |date=11 February 2016 |access-date=11 February 2016 |archive-date=11 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211163038/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-11/barnaby-joyce-named-as-new-nationals-leader/7161584 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was the member of the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] for [[Division of Wide Bay|Wide Bay]] from the [[1990 Australian federal election|1990 election]] until his retirement in May 2016. Following the merger of the Queensland branches of the Nationals and [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberals]], Truss was re-elected in 2010 for the [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National Party]].

==Early life==
Truss was born in the region of [[Kingaroy]], Queensland. He attended [[Concordia Lutheran College]] in [[Toowoomba]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2013/12/16/beware-cabinet-really-is-a-private-school-boys-club/|title=Survey: cabinet really is a private school boys' club|publisher=Crikey|first=Dylan|last=Barber|date=16 December 2013|access-date=10 June 2021|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610160236/https://www.crikey.com.au/2013/12/16/beware-cabinet-really-is-a-private-school-boys-club/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was a bean farmer before he entered politics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/warren-truss-from-bean-farmer-to-deputy-pm--and-now-retirement/news-story/c3396e03f0867c20de8cc6cf73ec59bd|title=Warren Truss: from bean farmer to Deputy PM — and now retirement|date=11 February 2016|newspaper=The Australian|publisher=News Corp Australia}}</ref> He was chair of the Sugar Coast Burnett Regional Tourism Board and a councillor of the [[Shire of Kingaroy]] 1976–90.<ref name=poa>{{cite web |title=The Hon Warren Truss MP, Member for Wide Bay (Qld) |publisher=[[Parliament of Australia]] |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=GT4 |access-date=8 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830091537/http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=GT4 |archive-date=30 August 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He was Chairman of Kingaroy Shire Council from 1983 to 1990.<ref>"Landscapes of Change", by Dr Tony Mathews, p688</ref>

==Political career==
Truss's first attempt at a parliamentary seat was in the Queensland state parliament as the Nationals candidate at the [[1988 Barambah state by-election|1988 Barambah by-election]], triggered by the retirement of former premier [[Joh Bjelke-Petersen]]. However, Truss lost to an independent candidate [[Trevor Perrett]], who later joined the National Party.<ref name="Barambah">{{cite web | url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119846765/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105144824/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119846765/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 | url-status=dead | archive-date=5 January 2013 | title=Political Chronicle: Australia and Papua New Guinea January–June 1988. |work=[[Wiley InterScience]] | date=28 November 2007 | access-date=27 February 2009}}</ref>

===Parliament===
Truss was elected to the safe National seat of Wide Bay at the [[1990 Australian federal election|1990 election]]. He was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1994–96.

With the [[Coalition (Australia)|Liberal/National Coalition]] defeating the [[Australian Labor Party]] at the [[1996 Australian federal election|1996 election]], Truss was appointed Deputy Leader of the House 1997–98, [[Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)|Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs]] 1997–98, and Minister for Community Services 1998–99. He was promoted to the [[John Howard]] cabinet and served as [[Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)|Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry]] 1999–2005.<ref name=poa/>

===Nationals leadership===
In June 2005 [[John Anderson (Australian politician)|John Anderson]] announced his intention to resign as National Party Leader. Deputy Leader [[Mark Vaile]] was elected the new Leader, and Truss was elected Deputy Leader. In the reshuffled ministry following Anderson's resignation Truss became [[Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Australia)|Minister for Transport and Regional Services]].

[[File:Warren Truss.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Truss in 2009]]

In 2006, following the [[AWB Limited#Oil for food scandal|AWB oil for food scandal]], Truss and Vaile swapped portfolios, with Truss becoming [[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Trade]] and Vaile taking the Transport and Regional Services portfolio until the defeat of the Liberal/National Coalition government at the [[2007 Australian federal election|2007 election]].<ref name=poa/>

After the election, Mark Vaile resigned as National Party Leader, citing the party's need for "generational renewal". With some reluctance,<ref name=SMH110216/> Truss nominated for the leadership, and was elected as federal leader of the Nationals on 3 December 2007.<ref>{{cite web
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Murphy | first = Katharine | date = 29 November 2007 | url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/federal-election-2007-news/truss-puts-his-hand-up-for-nats-job/2007/11/28/1196036983633.html | title = Truss puts his hand up for Nats job | work = The Age | publisher = Fairfax | access-date = 1 September 2010 | archive-date = 4 January 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090104014419/http://www.theage.com.au/news/federal-election-2007-news/truss-puts-his-hand-up-for-nats-job/2007/11/28/1196036983633.html | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Truss wins Nationals leadership | date=3 December 2007 | publisher=ABC | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/03/2107931.htm | work=ABC News | access-date=3 December 2007 | archive-date=5 December 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205073820/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/03/2107931.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2008, Coalition leader [[Malcolm Turnbull]] appointed Truss as Shadow Minister for Trade, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=1654 |title=Appointment of Shadow Ministry |publisher=Liberal.org.au |date=2015-09-15 |access-date=2016-07-11 |archive-date=27 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027023807/http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=1654 |url-status=live }}</ref> He retained that portfolio after [[Tony Abbott]] became Coalition leader in late 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://register.to/ |title=.TO Domain - Register.TO TLD Registrar Best Price Online $37 |access-date=25 August 2021 |archive-date=24 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824140955/https://register.to/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following the [[2010 Australian federal election|2010 election]], Truss became Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/parl/43/Shadow/index.htm |title=Department of the Parliamentary Library - Shadow Ministry |access-date=15 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917122739/http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/parl/43/Shadow/index.htm |archive-date=17 September 2010 }}</ref> At this election, Truss was elected for the Liberal National Party, which had been formed from the 2009 merger of the two non-Labor parties' Queensland branches. However, he continued to sit as a National, and remained the Nationals' federal leader.

===Deputy Prime Minister===
{{Main|Abbott government|Turnbull government}}
Truss retained his seat in the [[2013 Australian federal election|2013 Federal election]], in which the Coalition was elected to a strong majority government.  On 18 September, Truss was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister, per a longstanding agreement between the Liberals and Nationals.  The leader of the Nationals has ranked second in all but two non-Labor governments since the Coalition was first formed in 1923.

Truss remained Deputy Prime Minister after Turnbull deposed Abbott in a 2015 leadership spill. On 11 February 2016 Truss announced his decision to retire from politics at the [[2016 Australian federal election|2016 federal election]] and immediately resigned as Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister. [[Barnaby Joyce]] was elected as leader and was sworn as the Deputy Prime Minister.<ref name="theguardian1"/><ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref name="autogenerated2"/> Truss also resigned from cabinet and returned to the backbench.<ref name=Age130216>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/cabinet-reshuffle-malcolm-turnbull-announces-new-frontbench-as-mal-brough-resigns-20160213-gmta7z.html |title=Cabinet reshuffle: Malcolm Turnbull announces new frontbench as Mal Brough resigns |work=[[The Age]] |date=13 February 2016 |access-date=13 February 2016 |author=Massola, James |archive-date=4 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104083641/http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/cabinet-reshuffle-malcolm-turnbull-announces-new-frontbench-as-mal-brough-resigns-20160213-gmta7z.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Truss's leadership of the Nationals was considered steady, albeit rarely visible. Despite being the number-two man in the government, Truss was relatively unknown; only one in five Australians were familiar with him. He lifted the party's representation in the House of Representatives from ten seats in 2007 to 15 seats in 2013.<ref name=SMH110216>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/smh-editorial/malcolm-turnbulls-challenge-replace-warren-truss-andrew-robb-and-stuart-robert-20160211-gmr72n.html |title=Malcolm Turnbull's challenge: replace Warren Truss, Andrew Robb and Stuart Robert |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=11 February 2016 |access-date=13 February 2016 |archive-date=20 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820144335/http://www.smh.com.au/comment/smh-editorial/malcolm-turnbulls-challenge-replace-warren-truss-andrew-robb-and-stuart-robert-20160211-gmr72n.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Honours and awards==

On 1 January 2001, Truss was awarded the [[Centenary Medal]] for "service as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry".<ref name="Centenary Medal">[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1128495 It's an honour entry – Centenary Medal – 1 January 2001] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422060450/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1128495 |date=22 April 2023 }} Citation: For service as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry</ref>

In 2014, the [[South Burnett Region|South Burnett Regional Council]] named their Kingaroy Chambers the "Warren Truss Chamber" in recognition of Truss's time as Mayor of the former Kingaroy Shire.

Truss was appointed a [[Order of Australia|Companion of the Order of Australia]] in the [[2019 Australia Day Honours]] for "eminent service to the Parliament of Australia, particularly in the areas of trade, transport, agriculture, and rural and regional development".<ref name=DailyTel2019>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/work/australia-day-2019-awards-honours-list-order-of-australia/news-story/b4e0f6e1d88092c0f2a2e8838b519151?memtype=anonymous |title=Australia Day 2019 awards: Honours list, Order of Australia |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=25 January 2019 |access-date=25 January 2019 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Warren Truss}}
* [http://www.warrentruss.com/ Warren Truss official website]
* [https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=GT4 Electoral Division of Wide Bay (Qld) The Hon Warren Truss MP]
* [https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansardr%2F1990-05-15%2F0052%22 Warren Truss maiden speech 15 May 1990 Hansard p522]
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/ Lost (TV Series 2004–2010) - IMDb]

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