Preceded by Chris Pearce Nationality Australian | Name Alan Tudge Role Political figure | |
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Born 24 February 1971 (age 53)
Pakenham, Victoria, Australia ( 1971-02-24 ) Political party Liberal Party of Australia Alma mater University of Melbourne
Harvard Business School Party Liberal Party of Australia Education University of Melbourne, Harvard Business School, Harvard University Profiles | ||
Alan tudge maiden speech part 1 of 2 wmv
Alan Tudge (born 24 February 1971), an Australian politician, is a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Aston representing the Liberal Party of Australia. He succeeded Liberal MP Chris Pearce, who retired from politics, at the 2010 federal election. Following the 2013 federal election and the formation of the Abbott Ministry, Tudge was appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister. In February 2016 Tudge was sworn in as the Minister for Human Services in the Turnbull Government.
Contents
- Alan tudge maiden speech part 1 of 2 wmv
- Alan tudge mp on abc news 24 with chris uhlmann 11 march 2015
- Early years and background
- Political career
- References
Alan tudge mp on abc news 24 with chris uhlmann 11 march 2015
Early years and background
Tudge was educated at Haileybury, Melbourne before attending the University of Melbourne, where he completed a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts; he subsequently completed a Masters of Business Administration at Harvard University. Following a period as a consultant with Boston Consulting Group, he became an adviser on Education and Foreign Affairs to the Howard Government; he subsequently ran his own policy advisory firm.
In 2001, during his time at Boston Consulting Group, Tudge was a secondee in an organisation in Cape York, placed through Jawun.
Political career
in 2016/17 as Human Services Minister Tudge has Overseen the implementing of the Cashless Welfare Card. Which is 80% of welfare payments goes into the Card.
In June 2017 Tudge, Greg Hunt and Michael Sukkar faced the possibility of being prosecuted for contempt of court after they made public statements criticising the sentencing decisions of two senior judges while the government was awaiting their ruling on a related appeal. They avoided prosecution by, eventually, making an unconditional apology to the Victorian Court of Appeal. Conviction could have resulted in their expulsion from the parliament under Constitution s 44(ii) and, as a result, the government losing its one-seat majority in the House of Representatives.