Dan Tehan | |
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| Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment | |
| In office 18 December 2020 – 23 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Simon Birmingham |
| Succeeded by | Don Farrell |
| Minister for Education | |
| In office 28 August 2018 – 18 December 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Simon Birmingham |
| Succeeded by | Alan Tudge |
| Minister for Social Services | |
| In office 20 December 2017 – 28 August 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Christian Porter |
| Succeeded by | Paul Fletcher |
| Minister for Defence Personnel | |
| In office 19 July 2016 – 20 December 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Marise Payne(as Acting Minister for Defence Materiel and Science) |
| Succeeded by | Michael McCormack |
| Minister for Veterans' Affairs | |
| In office 18 February 2016 – 20 December 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Stuart Robert |
| Succeeded by | Michael McCormack |
| Minister for Defence Materiel | |
| In office 18 February 2016 – 19 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Marise Payne(as Acting Minister for Defence Materiel and Science) |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Pyneas Minister for Defence Industry) |
| Member of theAustralian Parliament forWannon | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2010 | |
| Preceded by | David Hawker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Thomas Tehan (1968-01-27)27 January 1968 (age 57) Melbourne,Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Sarah Tehan |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent | Marie Tehan (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Official website |
Daniel Thomas Tehan (TEE-an; born 27 January 1968) is an Australian politician. He is a member of theLiberal Party and has been a member of theHouse of Representatives since the2010 election, representing the Victorian seat ofWannon. He held ministerial office in theCoalition governments underMalcolm Turnbull andScott Morrison, serving asMinister for Defence Materiel (2016),Defence Personnel (2016–2017),Veterans' Affairs (2016–2017),Social Services (2017–2018),Education (2018–2020), andTrade, Tourism and Investment (2020–2022). He was a public servant and political adviser before entering parliament.
Tehan was born on 27 January 1968 inMelbourne,[1] the third of six children born to Jim andMarie Tehan (née O'Brien).[2] His mother was elected to theParliament of Victoria in 1987 and served as a state government minister, while his father was a country vice-president of theLiberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division). Tehan grew up on the family's farming property nearMansfield, Victoria. His paternal grandfather Jim Tehan helped establish theNational Farmers' Federation.[3] His mother and aunt both died ofCreutzfeldt–Jakob disease.[2]
Tehan attended a Catholic primary school and a public high school in country Victoria before completing his secondary education as a boarder atXavier College, Melbourne.[4] He holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) from theUniversity of Melbourne, Master of Foreign Affairs and Trade fromMonash University, and Master of International Relations from theUniversity of Kent in England.[1]
Tehan worked with theDepartment 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 toMexico City and was also involved with Central America and Cuba.[3] In 2002 he was seconded to the office of Trade MinisterMark Vaile,[1] where he was involved in negotiations on theAustralia–United States Free Trade Agreement in 2004.[5]
When Vaile became deputy prime minister in 2005 Tehan remained with him as a senior adviser. He later served as chief of staff toFran Bailey, the Minister for Small Business and Tourism. After the defeat of theHoward government, he served as director of trade policy and international affairs with theAustralian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2007–2008) and deputy state director of the Liberal Party in Victoria (2008–2009).[1]
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Tehan was elected to the House of Representatives at the2010 federal election, succeedingDavid Hawker in theDivision of Wannon. He was encouraged to run for Liberalpreselection byDenis 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 toHamilton in order to live in the electorate.[6]
In February 2015, Tehan publicly supported Prime MinisterTony Abbott in the lead-up to amotion to spill the leadership of the Liberal Party.[7] He reportedly also supported Abbott in theSeptember 2015 leadership spill which saw him replaced byMalcolm Turnbull.[8]
On 13 February 2016 it was announced that Tehan would be appointed theMinister for Veterans' Affairs, theMinister for Defence Materiel, and theMinister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC following arearrangement in theFirst Turnbull Ministry.[9]
With the reelection of theTurnbull government after the2016 election, Tehan kept his Veterans' Affairs and Centenary of ANZAC portfolios and moved from Defence Materiel toDefence Personnel in theSecond Turnbull Ministry.[10] Despite his earlier support of Tony Abbott, in June 2017 he publicly criticised him for his perceived lack of support for the Turnbull government.[11] In thefourth rearrangement of the same Turnbull ministry, on 20 December 2017 Tehan was promoted to the Minister for Social Services and served as a member of theCabinet.[12]
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During theAugust 2018 Liberal leadership spills, Tehan announced that he would not vote to depose a sitting prime minister.[13] When Turnbull withdrew from the second vote, he supportedScott Morrison.[14] Tehan was subsequently appointedMinister for Education in thefirst Morrison Ministry.[15]
Tehan commissioned two reviews intoacademic freedom following a series of controversies.[16] The first, led byRobert French, recommended the adoption of a freedom-of-speech code, with universities agreeing to implement this by the end of 2020. The second, led bySally Walker, examined university responses to the French code.[17]
In 2020, Tehan announced a policy wherebyuniversity course fees would be altered to encourage "job-ready graduates", with fees to be increased for arts, commerce and law but reduced forSTEM subjects.[18] He later proposed that students failing more than half of their courses be denied access to government loans.[19]
Tehan was moved to thetrade portfolio in a December 2020 cabinet reshuffle, prompted by the retirement ofMathias Cormann.[20] He took over negotiations for theAustralia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement from his predecessorSimon Birmingham.[5]
Following the Coalition's defeat at the2022 federal election, Tehan was given the immigration and citizenship portfolio inPeter Dutton's shadow cabinet.[1]
Tehan is a member of the Centrist faction of the Liberal Party,[21] after previously being aligned withcentre-right faction during theMorrison government years.[22]
Tehan opposed the legalisation ofsame-sex marriage in Australia, but in June 2016 announced he would vote in parliament in accordance with the results ofa nationwide plebiscite.[23] He ultimately voted in favour of theMarriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 which legalised same-sex marriage.[24] In 2018 he delivered the St Thomas More Lecture in Canberra and spoke of a "creeping encroachment from the state on religious belief", suggesting the introduction of a national religious discrimination act.[25]
Tehan has three children and is twice divorced.[26]
Tehan supports theRichmond Tigers in theAustralian Football League.[27]
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| Preceded by | Member for Wannon 2010–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment 2020–2022 | Succeeded by |
| Minister for Education 2018–2020 | Succeeded byasMinister for Education and Youth | |
| Preceded by | Minister for Social Services 2017-2018 | Succeeded by |
| Vacant Title last held by Marise Payneas Acting Minister for Defence Materiel and Science | Minister for Defence Personnel 2016–2017 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Veterans' Affairs 2016–2017 | |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC 2016–2017 | ||
| Preceded byas Acting Minister for Defence Materiel and Science | Minister for Defence Materiel 2016 | Succeeded byas Minister for Defence Industry |
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