Steven Ciobo

The Honourable
Steven Ciobo
Minister for Defence Industry
In office
28 August 2018 – 2 March 2019
Prime MinisterScott Morrison
Preceded byChristopher Pyne
Succeeded byLinda Reynolds
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
In office
18 February 2016 – 27 August 2018
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Scott Morrison
Preceded byAndrew Robb
Succeeded bySimon Birmingham
Minister for International Development and the Pacific
In office
21 September 2015 – 18 February 2016
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byMelissa Parke (2013)
Succeeded byConcetta Fierravanti-Wells
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Moncrieff
In office
10 November 2001 – 11 April 2019
Preceded byKathy Sullivan
Succeeded byAngie Bell
Personal details
Born (1974-05-29) 29 May 1974 (age 50)
Mareeba, Queensland
Political partyLiberal (LNP)
SpouseAstra Hauquitz
ResidenceGold Coast
Alma materBond University
Queensland University of Technology
Websitestevenciobo.com/

Steven Michele Ciobo (/tʃoʊˈboʊ/ CHOH-boh) (born 29 May 1974) is a retired Australian politician who represented the Division of Moncrieff in the House of Representatives from the 2001 federal election until his retirement at the 2019 election. He was a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, and sat with the Liberal Party in federal parliament. On 1 March 2019 Ciobo announced his decision to retire from politics at the 2019 federal election.[1][2]

Ciobo served as the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment in the Turnbull government from February 2016[3] until his resignation on 21 August 2018 in the wake of the Liberal Party leadership spill earlier that day.[4] He went on to serve as Minister for Defence Industry, working in conjunction with the Defence Minister, until his resignation in March 2019. He previously served as Minister for International Development and the Pacific from September 2015 to February 2016, and earlier as a parliamentary secretary in the Abbott government from September 2013 to September 2015 (initially to the Treasurer and later to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Trade and Investment).

  1. ^ "Gold Coast Federal Minister Steven Ciobo quitting politics". The Courier-Mail. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  2. ^ Clench, Sam (1 March 2019). "Steven Ciobo confirms he's quitting politics, speculation mounts Christopher Pyne gone too". news.com.au. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Ministerial Swearing-in Ceremony". Events. Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  4. ^ Norman, Jane; Yaxley, Louise; Iggulden, Tom (21 August 2018). "Malcolm Turnbull digs in as Dutton works the numbers for second spill". ABC News.