Preceded by David Hawker Name Dan Tehan Nationality Australian Parents Marie Tehan | Relations Marie Tehan (mother) Occupation Small business owner | |
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Born 27 January 1968 (age 56)
Melbourne, Australia ( 1968-01-27 ) Political party Liberal Party of Australia Alma mater University of Melbourne Role Member of the Australian House of Representatives Party Liberal Party of Australia Office Member of the Australian Parliament since 2010 Profiles | ||
Education University of Melbourne | ||
Dan tehan a budget for farmers and small business in wannon 13th may 2015
Daniel Thomas "Dan" Tehan (born 27 January 1968) is an Australian politician. He is a member for the electorate of Wannon in the Australian House of Representatives, elected in the 2010 election for the Liberal Party.
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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.
With the reelection of the Turnbull Government in 2016, Tehan kept his Veterans' Affairs and Centenary of ANZAC portfolios and moved from Defence Materiel to Defence Personnel in the Second Turnbull Ministry.
Biography
Tehan studied at the University of Melbourne completing a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Political Science. He has also gained master's degrees in International Relations and Foreign Affairs & Trade from the University of Kent and Monash University respectively.
As an adviser in the Howard Government, Tehan was a senior adviser to the Minister for Trade and spent two years as the Chief of Staff to the Minister for Small Business and Tourism.