Philip Ruddock

Philip Ruddock
Mayor of Hornsby Shire
In office
10 September 2017 – 14 September 2024
Preceded bySteve Russell
Succeeded byWarren Waddell
Father of the House
In office
1 September 1998 – 9 May 2016
Preceded byIan Sinclair
Succeeded byKevin Andrews
Chief Government Whip in the House of Representatives
In office
18 September 2013 – 13 February 2015
Prime MinisterTony Abbott
Preceded byChris Hayes
Succeeded byScott Buchholz
Attorney-General of Australia
In office
7 October 2003 – 3 December 2007
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byDaryl Williams
Succeeded byRobert McClelland
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
In office
11 March 1996 – 7 October 2003
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byNick Bolkus
Succeeded byAmanda Vanstone
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Berowra
In office
13 March 1993 – 9 May 2016
Preceded byHarry Edwards
Succeeded byJulian Leeser
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Dundas
In office
10 December 1977 – 13 March 1993
Preceded bySeat created
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Parramatta
In office
22 September 1973 – 10 December 1977
Preceded byNigel Bowen
Succeeded byJohn Brown
Personal details
Born (1943-03-12) 12 March 1943 (age 81)
Canberra, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
Spouse
Heather Ruddock
(m. 1970)
ParentMax Ruddock (father)
Residence(s)Pennant Hills, New South Wales
EducationBarker College
Alma materSydney Law School
University of Sydney
OccupationSolicitor
Diplomat
ProfessionLawyer
Politician
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Philip Maxwell Ruddock AO (born 12 March 1943 in Canberra) is an Australian politician and former Mayor of Hornsby Shire Council. He is a Vice Chair of the Global Panel Foundation Australasia.

Ruddock was previously a Liberal member of the House of Representatives from 1973 to 2016. First elected in a 1973 by-election, by the time of his retirement he was the last parliamentary survivor of the Whitlam and Fraser governments. He was both the Father of the House and the Father of the Parliament from 1998 to retirement.

He is the second longest-serving parliamentarian in the history of the Australian Parliament; only Billy Hughes has served longer.[2] Ruddock served continuously in the ministry during the Howard government, as Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs from 1996 to 2001 (promoted to the federal Cabinet in 2003), Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs from 2001 to 2003, and Attorney-General from 2003 to 2007.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bishop media release 2016-02-08 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Glasgow, Will (14 September 2015). "Malcolm Turnbull intervenes to save the Festival of Philip Ruddock". AFR Weekend. Australia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ^ corporateName=Commonwealth Parliament; address=Parliament House, Canberra. "Hon Philip Ruddock MP". aph.gov.au. Retrieved 3 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)