Fiona Nash | |
|---|---|
 Nash in 2017 | |
| Deputy Leader of the National Party | |
| In office 11 February 2016 – 7 December 2017 | |
| Leader | Barnaby Joyce |
| Preceded by | Barnaby Joyce |
| Succeeded by | Bridget McKenzie |
| Minister for Local Government and Territories | |
| In office 19 July 2016 – 27 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Paul Fletcher (as Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects) |
| Succeeded by | Darren Chester |
| Minister for Regional Development | |
| In office 18 February 2016 – 27 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Warren Truss (as Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development) |
| Succeeded by | Darren Chester |
| Minister for Regional Communications | |
| In office 18 February 2016 – 27 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Sharon Bird (2013) |
| Succeeded by | Bridget McKenzie |
| Minister for Rural Health | |
| In office 21 September 2015 – 19 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Bridget McKenzie (2017) |
| Assistant Minister for Health | |
| In office 18 September 2013 – 21 September 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Christopher Pyne (as Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing) |
| Succeeded by | Ken Wyatt |
| Senator for New South Wales | |
| In office 1 July 2005 – 27 October 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Jim Molan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fiona Joy Morton 6 May 1965 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse |
David Nash (m. 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Mitchell College of Advanced Education |
| Occupation | Farmer Politician |
Fiona Joy Nash (née Morton; born 6 May 1965) is a former Australian politician. She served as a Senator for New South Wales from 2005 to 2017, representing the National Party. She was the party's deputy leader from 2016 to 2017 and was a cabinet minister in the Turnbull government.
Nash was a farmer in Crowther, New South Wales, prior to entering politics. She was elected to the Senate at the 2004 federal election. After a period as whip, she was elected as deputy Senate leader of the National Party in 2008. Nash was an assistant minister in the Abbott government from 2013 to 2015. In the Turnbull government she served as Minister for Rural Health (2015–2016), Regional Development (2016–2017), Regional Communications (2016–2017), and Local Government and Territories (2016–2017). Nash was elevated to cabinet upon her election as deputy leader of the National Party in February 2016, the first woman to hold the position. Her political career came to an end as a result of the parliament eligibility crisis of 2017, where she was disqualified from parliament for holding British citizenship in breach of section 44 of the constitution.