Michael McCormack (Australian politician)

Michael McCormack
McCormack in 2018
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
In office
26 February 2018 – 22 June 2021
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Scott Morrison
Preceded byBarnaby Joyce
Succeeded byBarnaby Joyce
Leader of the National Party
In office
26 February 2018 – 21 June 2021
DeputyBridget McKenzie
David Littleproud
Preceded byBarnaby Joyce
Succeeded byBarnaby Joyce
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development
Infrastructure & Transport (Feb. 2018 – Aug. 2018)
In office
26 February 2018 – 22 June 2021
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Scott Morrison
Preceded byBarnaby Joyce
Succeeded byBarnaby Joyce
Minister for Veterans' Affairs &
Minister for Defence Personnel
In office
20 December 2017 – 5 March 2018
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byDan Tehan
Succeeded byDarren Chester
Minister for Small Business
In office
19 July 2016 – 20 December 2017
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byKelly O'Dwyer
Succeeded byCraig Laundy (as Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation)
Assistant Minister for Defence
In office
18 February 2016 – 19 July 2016
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byDarren Chester
Succeeded byDavid Fawcett (2018)
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Riverina
Assumed office
21 August 2010
Preceded byKay Hull
Personal details
Born
Michael Francis McCormack

(1964-08-02) 2 August 1964 (age 60)
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyNational
Other political
affiliations
Coalition
Spouse
Catherine McCormack
(m. 1986)
Children3
Websitemichaelmccormack.com.au

Michael Francis McCormack (born 2 August 1964) is an Australian politician who served as the 18th deputy prime minister of Australia from 2018 to 2021 under Prime Ministers Malcolm Turnbull and later Scott Morrison. He was also Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, having previously served as Minister for Defence Personnel and Minister for Veterans' Affairs from 2017 to 2018. McCormack has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2010, representing the Division of Riverina in New South Wales. He was a newspaper editor before entering politics.