Peter Dutton

Infobox Politician


honorific-prefix = The Honourable

name = Peter Dutton

honorific-suffix = MP
office = Member for Dickson
term_start = 10 November 2001
term_end =
predecessor = Cheryl Kernot
successor =
majority = 0.26%
office2 = Minister for Workforce Participation
term_start2 = October 2004
term_end2 = January 2006
predecessor2 = Fran Bailey
successor2 = Sharman Stone
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majority2 =
office3 = Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer
term_start3 = January 2006
term_end3 = December 2007
predecessor3 = Malcolm Brough
successor3 = Chris Bowen
constituency3 =
majority3 =
birth_date = Birth date and age|1970|11|18|df=yes
birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia
death_date =
death_place =
party = Liberal Party of Australia
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alma mater = Queensland University of Technology
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website = http://www.peterdutton.com.au/
footnotes =

Peter Craig Dutton MP (born 18 November 1970),Parliament of Australia (2007), [http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/parl/41/mpsbyage.htm The 41st Parliament: Senators and Members, by Date of Birth] . Retrieved on 2007-11-18.] Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Dickson, Queensland. At the 2001 federal election he defeated high profile Labor candidate Cheryl Kernot.

He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was educated at the Queensland Police Academy before becoming a Police officer. On leaving the Police in 1999 he became a businessman and completed a degree at the Queensland University of Technology.

After the 2004 federal election Dutton was appointed to the ministry. He was Minister for Workforce Participation from 2004 to 2006. In January 2006 he was appointed Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue. Dutton successfully retained Dickson in the 2007 federal election with a majority of 0.26%, after an 8.76% swing to his rival Fiona McNamara.

References

External links

* [http://www.peterdutton.com.au/ Personal homepage]
*OpenAustralia

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NAME=Dutton, Peter Craig
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=18 November 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH=Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
DATE OF DEATH=living
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