Sussan Ley

The Honourable Sussan Ley MP
Ley in 2012
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2022
Leader	Peter Dutton
Preceded by	Richard Marles
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2022
Leader	Peter Dutton
Preceded by	Josh Frydenberg
Ministerial offices 2013–⁠2022 Minister for the Environment In office 29 May 2019 – 23 May 2022 Prime Minister Scott Morrison Preceded by Melissa Price Succeeded by Tanya Plibersek Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories In office 26 August 2018[1] – 26 May 2019 Prime Minister Scott Morrison Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Nola Marino Minister for Health In office 23 December 2014 – 13 January 2017 Prime Minister Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull Preceded by Peter Dutton Succeeded by Greg Hunt Minister for Sport In office 23 December 2014 – 13 January 2017 Prime Minister Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull Preceded by Peter Dutton Succeeded by Greg Hunt Minister for Aged Care In office 30 September 2015 – 13 January 2017 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Preceded by Christian Porter Succeeded by Ken Wyatt (as Assistant Minister for Health and Minister for Indigenous Health and Aged Care) Assistant Minister for Education In office 18 September 2013 – 23 December 2014 Prime Minister Tony Abbott Preceded by Kate Ellis Succeeded by Simon Birmingham
Member of the House of Representatives for Farrer
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 November 2001
Preceded by	Tim Fischer
Personal details
Born	Susan Penelope Braybrooks (1961-12-14) 14 December 1961 (age 62) Kano, Federation of Nigeria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Liberal-National Coalition
Spouse	John Ley (m. 1987–2004)
Children	3
Residence(s)	Albury, New South Wales
Alma mater	La Trobe University University of New South Wales Charles Sturt University
Occupation	Aircraft pilot, taxation officer
Website	sussanley.com

Sussan Penelope Ley (pron. /ˈsuːzən liː/, "Susan Lee";^[2] née Susan Braybrooks; born 14 December 1961) is an Australian politician who has been deputy leader of the Liberal Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition since May 2022. She has been member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales seat of Farrer since 2001 and was a cabinet minister in the Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison governments.

Ley was born in Nigeria to English parents. She grew up in the UAE and England before moving to Australia as a teenager. Prior to entering politics she worked as a commercial pilot, farmer and public servant based in Albury, New South Wales. Ley was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2001 federal election. She was a parliamentary secretary in the Howard government and became a senior opposition frontbencher following the government's defeat in 2007. In the Abbott and Turnbull governments, Ley held the ministerial portfolios of Assistant Minister for Education (2013–2014), Minister for Health (2014–2016), Sport (2014–2017), Aged Care (2015–2016), and Health and Aged Care (2016–2017). She resigned from the ministry in January 2017 following a controversy over her travel expense claims, but returned in August 2018 when Scott Morrison succeeded Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister. She subsequently served as Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories (2018–2019) and Minister for the Environment prior to the government's defeat at the 2022 federal election. In the 47th Australian Parliament, Ley represents the Opposition in the roles of Shadow Minister for Women, Industry, Skills and Training, as well as Small and Family Business.