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Malcolm Turnbull Role Member of the Australian House of Representatives Office Member of the Australian Parliament since 2004 Party Liberal Party of Australia Education Murdoch University, Australian National University, University of Cambridge Profiles | ||
Michael Keenan, Member for Stirling
Michael Fayat Keenan (born 19 March 1972), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Stirling, Western Australia for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election. Currently, Keenan is the Australian Minister for Justice.
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Background and career
He was educated at Murdoch University, Perth, the Australian National University, and Cambridge University, where he obtained a master's degree in philosophy. He was a property consultant with a real estate firm before entering politics. He had previously worked as an adviser to senator Amanda Vanstone and was deputy director of the Liberal Party of Western Australia.
Following the 2013 federal election, Keenan was appointed Minister for Justice, and was sworn in on 18 September 2013. He retained this role in the ministerial reshuffle which occurred shortly after the Liberal Party leadership spill September 2015 when Malcolm Turnbull replaced Tony Abbott as Prime Minister.
