Sussan Ley

Sussan Ley
Ley in 2012
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
30 May 2022
LeaderPeter Dutton
Preceded byRichard Marles
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
Assumed office
30 May 2022
LeaderPeter Dutton
Preceded byJosh Frydenberg
Ministerial offices 2013–⁠2022
Minister for the Environment
In office
29 May 2019 – 23 May 2022
Prime MinisterScott Morrison
Preceded byMelissa Price
Succeeded byTanya Plibersek
Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories
In office
26 August 2018[1] – 26 May 2019
Prime MinisterScott Morrison
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byNola Marino
Minister for Health
In office
23 December 2014 – 13 January 2017
Prime MinisterTony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded byPeter Dutton
Succeeded byGreg Hunt
Minister for Sport
In office
23 December 2014 – 13 January 2017
Prime MinisterTony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded byPeter Dutton
Succeeded byGreg Hunt
Minister for Aged Care
In office
30 September 2015 – 13 January 2017
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byChristian Porter
Succeeded byKen 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 MinisterTony Abbott
Preceded byKate Ellis
Succeeded bySimon Birmingham
Member of the House of Representatives for Farrer
Assumed office
10 November 2001
Preceded byTim Fischer
Personal details
Born
Susan Penelope Braybrooks

(1961-12-14) 14 December 1961 (age 62)
Kano, Federation of Nigeria
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Liberal-National Coalition
SpouseJohn Ley (m. 1987–2004)
Children3
Residence(s)Albury, New South Wales
Alma materLa Trobe University
University of New South Wales
Charles Sturt University
OccupationAircraft pilot, taxation officer
Websitesussanley.com

Sussan Penelope Ley (pron. /ˈszən l/, "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.

  1. ^ "Current Ministry List: The 45th Parliament". Parliament of Australia.
  2. ^ Climate Adaptation Summit (29 January 2021). "Sussan Ley (Australia) - message during #AdaptationSummit 2021 (Climate Adaptation Summit)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.