Alan Tudge | |
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.jpg) Tudge in 2018 | |
| Minister for Education and Youth | |
| In office 22 December 2020 – 4 March 2022[a] | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Dan Tehan (as Minister for Education) Richard Colbeck (as Minister for Youth and Sport) |
| Succeeded by | Jason Clare (Education) Anne Aly (Youth) |
| Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure | |
| In office 28 August 2018 – 22 December 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Paul Fletcher |
| Succeeded by | Paul Fletcher (as Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts) |
| Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | |
| In office 20 December 2017 – 28 August 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | David Coleman |
| Minister for Human Services | |
| In office 18 February 2016 – 20 December 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Stuart Robert |
| Succeeded by | Michael Keenan |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Aston | |
| In office 21 August 2010 – 17 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Pearce |
| Succeeded by | Mary Doyle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1971 Pakenham, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Teri Etchells (separated 2017) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Management consultant |
Alan Tudge (born 24 February 1971) is an Australian former politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the House of Representatives between 2010 and 2023. He was a cabinet minister in the Morrison government from 2019 to 2022.
Tudge grew up in Pakenham, Victoria. Before entering politics he was a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group and deputy director of the Cape York Institute (2006–2009). He was elected to federal parliament in 2010, representing the Victorian seat of Aston. Tudge became a parliamentary secretary after the 2013 election. He was a government minister from 2016 to 2022 under Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison, serving as Minister for Human Services (2016–2017), Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (2017–2018), Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure (2018–2020), and Education and Youth (2020–2022). During his time as Minister for Human Services, he oversaw the implementation of the unlawful Robodebt debt recovery scheme. He took leave from the ministry in 2021 following allegations of bullying from a former staffer with whom he had an extramarital affair. After the Coalition's defeat at the 2022 election, he was appointed to Peter Dutton's shadow cabinet. Tudge resigned from parliament on 17 February 2023.[1][2]
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- ^ "Liberal Alan Tudge quits politics, Josh Frydenberg rules out comeback". ABC News. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Aston by-election". aph.gov.au. 17 February 2023.