Marise Payne | |
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| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 28 August 2018 – 23 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Julie Bishop |
| Succeeded by | Penny Wong |
| Minister for Women | |
| In office 29 May 2019 – 23 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Kelly O'Dwyer |
| Succeeded by | Katy Gallagher |
| Minister for Defence | |
| In office 21 September 2015 – 28 August 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Kevin Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Pyne |
| Minister for Human Services | |
| In office 18 September 2013 – 21 September 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Jan McLucas |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Robert |
| Senator for New South Wales | |
| In office 9 April 1997 – 30 September 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Woods |
| Succeeded by | Dave Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marise Ann Payne 29 July 1964 Sydney, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Domestic partner | Stuart Ayres |
| Education | MLC School |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
| Website | marisepayne |
Marise Ann Payne (born 29 July 1964) is an Australian politician who was a Senator for New South Wales from 1997 until 2023, representing the Liberal Party. She held senior ministerial office in Coalition governments between 2013 and 2022, including as Minister for Defence (2015–2018) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (2018–2022).
Payne was born in Sydney and attended the University of New South Wales. She was the first woman to serve as federal president of the Young Liberals (1989–1991). Payne was appointed to the Senate in 1997, in place of Bob Woods. She was elected to a full term in 2001, and has since been re-elected four more times. Payne was first added to the shadow ministry in 2007, and when the Coalition returned to power in 2013 she was made Minister for Human Services in the Abbott government. Payne was appointed Minister for Defence when Malcolm Turnbull became prime minister, becoming the first woman to hold the position. After Turnbull was replaced by Scott Morrison in August 2018, it was announced that she would replace Julie Bishop as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the new government, a position she held until the government's defeat in 2022. She is the longest-serving female senator in Australia's history.[1] On 8 September 2023, Payne announced she would resign from the Senate, effective 30 September.[2]
- ^ "Senator Marise Payne becomes longest-serving female Senator | Senator Marise Payne".
- ^ "'A grand contribution': Former minister and Liberal stalwart Marise Payne to quit politics". ABC News. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.