The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP, Leader of the Opposition


At the Federal election on 9 October 2004, Malcolm was elected as the Member for Wentworth and upon entering Parliament, he joined the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade as well as the House of Representatives Standing Committees on Economics, Health and Ageing and Legal and Constitutional Affairs. On 27 January 2006, Malcolm was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and just over twelve months later, he was appointed to Cabinet as the Minister for Environment and Water Resources; a position he held until the Federal Election on 24 November 2007. On 6 December 2007, Malcolm was appointed as Shadow Treasurer and following a leadership ballot on 16 September 2008, he was elected by his Liberal Party colleagues to lead the Coalition as Leader of the Opposition.