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'''Malcolm Turnbull''' is the current Australian Minister for the Environment & Water, the Member for the federal seat of Wentworth in the Australian House of Representatives, and a high-profile businessman. | '''Malcolm Turnbull''' is the current Australian Minister for the Environment & Water, the Member for the federal seat of Wentworth in the Australian House of Representatives, and a high-profile businessman. | ||
| − | Before entering parliament, Turnbull was Federal Treasurer of the Liberal Party, and a member of the Liberal Party's Federal and New South Wales Executives, 2002-03, and was also a director of the [[Menzies Research Centre]], the | + | Before entering parliament, Turnbull was Federal Treasurer of the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]], and a member of the Liberal Party's Federal and New South Wales Executives, (2002-03), and was also a director of the [[Menzies Research Centre]], the Liberal Party-controlled [[think tank]]. |
In 2001/2, then-chairman of the [[Menzies Research Centre]], Turnbull donated $150,000 to the Centre. In 2004, Turnbull received Liberal preselection, and was elected to the House of Representatives as Member for Wentworth. In 2004/5, Turnbull was still the Centre's biggest individual donor, donating $15,000. | In 2001/2, then-chairman of the [[Menzies Research Centre]], Turnbull donated $150,000 to the Centre. In 2004, Turnbull received Liberal preselection, and was elected to the House of Representatives as Member for Wentworth. In 2004/5, Turnbull was still the Centre's biggest individual donor, donating $15,000. | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 19 November 2007
Malcolm Turnbull is the current Australian Minister for the Environment & Water, the Member for the federal seat of Wentworth in the Australian House of Representatives, and a high-profile businessman.
Before entering parliament, Turnbull was Federal Treasurer of the Liberal Party, and a member of the Liberal Party's Federal and New South Wales Executives, (2002-03), and was also a director of the Menzies Research Centre, the Liberal Party-controlled think tank.
In 2001/2, then-chairman of the Menzies Research Centre, Turnbull donated $150,000 to the Centre. In 2004, Turnbull received Liberal preselection, and was elected to the House of Representatives as Member for Wentworth. In 2004/5, Turnbull was still the Centre's biggest individual donor, donating $15,000.
In 2007, Turnbull attracted controversy over a $10 million grant he awarded to a start-up company, Australian Rain Corporation, whose Chairman and part-owner, Matt Handbury, had been a major donor to Turnbull's re-election fundraising group - the Wentworth Forum. [1]
