Angus Taylor (politician)

Angus Taylor MP
Member of the Australian Parliament for Hume
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 September 2013
Preceded by	Alby Schultz
Personal details
Born	(1966-09-30) 30 September 1966 Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater	University of Sydney New College, Oxford
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Management consultant and farming

Angus Taylor (born 30 September 1966 in Nimmitabel, New South Wales) is an Australian politician. He is a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Hume in New South Wales, since 7 September 2013.

Early life and education

Taylor was brought up on a sheep and cattle property near Nimmitabel, New South Wales, and was educated at Nimmitabel Public School and The King's School, Parramatta. Taylor then studied at the University of Sydney, where he earned a Bachelor of Economics, winning the university medal, and Bachelor of Laws. He continued his studies to gain a Master of Philosophy in Economics from New College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. He wrote his masters thesis on competition policy, with a focus on the ties between brewers and pubs in the UK brewing industry.

His father was heavily involved in agricultural politics, as a President of the NSW Farmers and Vice President of the National Farmers Federation. His maternal grandfather, William Hudson, headed construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme for hydroelectricity and irrigation in Australia from 1949 to 1967.

Career

After leaving University, Taylor worked for global management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. He was made a partner in 1999, and then went on to become a Director at Port Jackson Partners, an Australian management consulting firm. Most of his consulting work has focused on agriculture, infrastructure and resources. He advised many of Australia's leading organisations on strategy and public policy issues that include carbon regulation, the mining tax, infrastructure investment and pricing and competition policy.

Taylor has founded and worked with a number of agricultural businesses, included Farm Partnerships Australia, Growth Farms Australia and Eastern Australian Agriculture. He was the Director of Rabobank's Executive Development Programme for leading farmers in Australia and New Zealand, as well their Farm Managers Programme focused on younger farmers.

Political career

Following an April 2012 decision by the incumbent Liberal Member for Hume, Alby Schultz, that he would not recontest the seat at the 2013 federal election, Taylor sought and gained Liberal endorsement. Under Coalition rules, the Nationals were also entitled to run a candidate against Taylor; however decided not to. Taylor was elected as Member for Hume with over 61% of the two-party preferred vote and over 54% of the primary vote.

Publications

Taylor has published two reports as part of the ANZ Bank Insight series. The first of these, Earth, Fire Wind and Water - Economic Opportunity and the Australian Commodities Cycle, focused on the opportunities and challenges faced by Australia's commodity exporters in the face of the commodities boom, and was described as a "landmark report" by The Australian. The second report was Greener Pastures - The Soft Commodity Opportunity for Australia and New Zealand, arguing that a soft commodity boom was taking over from the hard commodity boom. Other reports and articles include The Future for Freight, focused on reform in the freight transport sector, and "More to Nation Building than Big Bucks", critiquing the Labor Government's comparison between its National Broadband Network and the Snowy Mountain Scheme.

Personal life

Taylor competed in the 2009 triathlon world championships, representing Australia.

He lives near Goulburn on a farm with his wife and four children.