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The Honourable
Bruce Billson
Billson in 2014
Minister for Small Business
In office
18 September 2013 – 21 September 2015
Prime MinisterTony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded byGary Gray
Succeeded byKelly O'Dwyer
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
In office
23 March 2007 – 3 December 2007
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byDe-Anne Kelly
Succeeded byAlan Griffin
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Dunkley
In office
2 March 1996 – 9 May 2016
Preceded byBob Chynoweth
Succeeded byChris Crewther
Personal details
Born
Bruce Billson

(1966-01-26) 26 January 1966 (age 58)
Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
SpouseKate Ranken
Children4
Alma materRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteOfficial website

Bruce Frederick Billson (born 26 January 1966) is a former politician who was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Dunkley in Victoria from 1996 to 2016.[1] Billson served as the Minister for Small Business from September 2013 to September 2015.[2]

Early life and education

He was born in Albury, New South Wales, and moved to Seaford as a child. He was educated at Monterey High School in Frankston North and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He was Manager of Corporate Development, for the Shire of Hastings, a Ministerial Adviser to the Victorian Minister for Natural Resources, and policy adviser to the Shadow Minister for the Environment, Senator Rod Kemp, before entering politics.[1]

Career

Ministerial roles

Billson was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2004.[1] In 2005, he was also appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, and, in 2006, he was promoted to Minister for Veterans' Affairs – a position he retained until the defeat of the Howard government in the 2007 federal election.[1]

In 2007, he was appointed Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. In 2009, he was then appointed the Shadow Minister for Sustainable Development and Cities.[1] and after the 2010 election he was appointed Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs.[3]

Following the 2013 election he was sworn in to the cabinet as the Minister for Small Business.

Retirement from politics

Following the leadership spill that saw Malcolm Turnbull become Prime Minister, Billson was dropped from the new Ministry upon the ascension of the Turnbull Government. On 24 November 2015, he announced he would retire from politics at the 2016 federal election.[4]

He is currently serving as the executive chairman of the Franchise Council of Australia.[5]

Personal life

He is married to Kate and has four children: Alexander, Zoe, Madeline and Isabella.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e About Bruce – Bruce Billson: Member for Dunkley Archived 12 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Tony Abbott's cabinet and outer ministry". smh.com.au. AAP. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. ^ http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/parl/43/Shadow/index.htm
  4. ^ "Former small business minister Bruce Billson to retire at next federal election". Nine News. Nine Network. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  5. ^ Waters, Cara (23 March 2016). "Bruce Billson to head Franchise Council of Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Member for Dunkley
1996–2016 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Small Business
2013–2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Veterans' Affairs
2007 		Succeeded by
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