Dan Tehan

Daniel Thomas Tehan (born 27 January 1968) is an Australian politician who has been the Minister for Education in the Morrison Government since August 2018. He previously served as Minister for Social Services in the Turnbull Government from December 2017 to August 2018. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2010 election, representing the Division of Wannon in Victoria for the Liberal Party.

The Honourable

Dan Tehan

MP
Tehan in 2015
Minister for Education
Assumed office
28 August 2018
Prime MinisterScott Morrison
Preceded bySimon Birmingham
Minister for Social Services
In office
20 December 2017 – 28 August 2018
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Scott Morrison
Preceded byChristian Porter
Succeeded byPaul Fletcher
Minister for Defence Personnel
In office
19 July 2016 – 20 December 2017
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byMarise Payne (as Acting Minister for Defence Materiel and Science)
Succeeded byMichael McCormack
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
In office
18 February 2016 – 20 December 2017
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byStuart Robert
Succeeded byMichael McCormack
Minister for Defence Materiel
In office
18 February 2016 – 19 July 2016
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byMarise Payne (as Acting Minister for Defence Materiel and Science)
Succeeded byChristopher Pyne as Minister for Defence Industry)
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Wannon
Assumed office
21 August 2010
Preceded byDavid Hawker
Personal details
Born
Daniel Thomas Tehan

(1968-01-27) 27 January 1968
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Sarah Tehan
Children5
ParentsMarie Tehan (mother)
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationPolitical adviser
WebsiteOfficial website

Childhood and education

Tehan was born on 27 January 1968 in Melbourne,[1] the third of six children born to Jim and Marie Tehan (née O'Brien).[2] His mother was elected to the Parliament of Victoria in 1987 and served as a state government minister, while his father was a country vice-president of the Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division). Tehan grew up on the family's farming property near Mansfield, Victoria. His paternal grandfather Jim Tehan helped establish the National Farmers' Federation.[3] His mother and aunt both died of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease.[2]

Tehan attended a Catholic primary school and a public high school in country Victoria before completing his education as a boarder at Xavier College, Melbourne.[4] He holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) from the University of Melbourne, Master of Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University, and Master of International Relations from the University of Kent in England.[1]

Early career

Tehan worked with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 1995 to 1998 and then was a member of the diplomatic service from 1999 to 2001.[1] He was posted to Mexico City and was also involved with Central America and Cuba, visiting the latter to "build up contacts".[3] In 2002 he was seconded to the office of Trade Minister Mark Vaile. When Vaile became deputy prime minister in 2005 Tehan remained with him as a senior adviser. He later served as chief of staff to Fran Bailey, the Minister for Small Business and Tourism. After the defeat of the Howard Government, he served as director of trade policy and international affairs with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2007–2008) and deputy state director of the Liberal Party in Victoria (2008–2009).[1]

Politics

Tehan was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2010 federal election, succeeding David Hawker in the Division of Wannon. He was encourage to run for Liberal preselection by Denis Napthine, a family friend, and beat nine other candidates in the ballot despite his lack of prior connections with the area.[3] He and his family moved to Hamilton in order to live in the electorate.[5]

On 13 February 2016 it was announced that Tehan would be appointed the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, the Minister for Defence Materiel, and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC following a rearrangement in the First Turnbull Ministry.[6]

With the reelection of the Turnbull Government after the 2016 election, Tehan kept his Veterans' Affairs and Centenary of ANZAC portfolios and moved from Defence Materiel to Defence Personnel in the Second Turnbull Ministry.[7] In the fourth rearrangement of the same Turnbull ministry, on 20 December 2017 Tehan was promoted to the Minister for Social Services and serves as a member of the Cabinet.[8]

On 28 August 2018, Tehan was sworn into the role of Minister for Education in the first Morrison Ministry.[9]

gollark: and hopefully nobody will put marshmallows in.
gollark: I'll just have a bunch of them unfiltered and hope it works out.
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gollark: I want to feed that directly to an ingot former.

References
  1. "Hon Dan Tehan MP". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. "Former Minister died from CJD". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 November 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. Woolley, Jarrod (20 February 2016). "The rise of Dan Tehan: From the farm to the frontbench". The Standard. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. Packham, Ben (27 August 2018). "Tehan's job: win back the Catholic schools vote". The Weekend Australian. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. Sinnott, Alex (24 December 2010). "The best and worst of 2010 politics". The Standard. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. Massola, James (13 February 2016). "Cabinet reshuffle: Malcolm Turnbull announces new frontbench as Mal Brough resigns". The Age. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  7. Anderson, Stephanie (20 July 2016). "Election 2016: Malcolm Turnbull unveils ministry with Christopher Pyne, Greg Hunt on the move". ABC News. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  8. Turnbull, Malcolm (19 December 2017). "Ministerial arrangements". Prime Minister's Office. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  9. Bagshaw, Eryk (26 August 2018). "Prime Minister Scott Morrison reveals new cabinet". The Age. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
David Hawker		 Member for Wannon
2010–present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Simon Birmingham		 Minister for Education
2018–present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Christian Porter		 Minister for Social Services
2017-2018		 Succeeded by
Paul Fletcher
Vacant
Title last held by
Marise Payne
as Acting Minister for Defence Materiel and Science		 Minister for Defence Personnel
2016–2017		 Succeeded by
Michael McCormack
Preceded by
Stuart Robert		 Minister for Veterans' Affairs
2016–2017
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC
2016–2017
Preceded by
Marise Payne
as Acting Minister for Defence Materiel and Science		 Minister for Defence Materiel
2016		 Succeeded by
Christopher Pyne
as Minister for Defence Industry
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