Peter Dutton
Peter Craig Dutton (born 18 November 1970) is an Australian politician. He is a member and the 15th Leader of the Liberal Party. Dutton is also the 35th Leader of the Opposition since 2022.
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| 35th Leader of the Opposition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 30 May 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Sussan Ley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Anthony Albanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15th Leader of the Liberal Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 30 May 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Sussan Ley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Scott Morrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Dickson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 10 November 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Cheryl Kernot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 November 1970 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Spouse(s) |
Kirilly Brumby (m. 2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Queensland University of Technology (BBus) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Department | Queensland Police | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1990–1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Detective Senior Constable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political career
changeDutton has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Dickson, Queensland since November 2001. From 2017 to 2018, he was the Minister for Home Affairs. He served as the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection from 2014 to 2017. He was also the Minister for Health and Sport from 2013 to 2014.
In May 2022, after the Liberal Party lost the 2022 election and Scott Morrison resigned as party leader, Dutton announced his candidacy for the party leadership.[1][2] He was elected party leader unopposed on 30 May 2022 and became Opposition Leader shortly afterwards.[3] He is the first Liberal leader to come from Queensland.[4]
During his time as Opposition Leader, stories of Dutton's leadership of the Department of Home Affairs started to be publish. It was revealed that a 2020 report had uncovered serious issues with the department's detention approach, but Dutton had chosen not to act.[5] In February 2024, the independent Richardson Review[6][7] was published, which found some failures of Dutton's role as minister. It was revealed that under Dutton's leadership the department had made multi-million dollar contracts with companies suspected of criminal activity, including drug smuggling, corruption, and went against US sanctions.[8] Dutton had personally got involved with the department to allow a criminal to stay in Australia, saying that it would be in the public interest.[9]
Personal life
changeDutton was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He was a police officer before he entered politics. He has been married twice and has three children.[10]
On 13 March 2020, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, Dutton was diagnosed with COVID-19.[11]
References
change- ↑ "Dutton will run for Liberal leader, Tehan and Andrews consider tilt". Sydney Morning Herald. 22 May 2022.
- ↑ "Peter Dutton remains only candidate for Liberal leader, Sussan Ley and Jane Hume frontrunners for deputy". ABC News. 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "Peter Dutton elected as opposition leader". ABC News. 30 May 2022.
- ↑ "Extract Bad Cop Bad Cop: Peter Dutton's Strongman Politics". Australia Institute. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ↑ Karp, Paul; correspondent, Paul Karp Chief political (8 September 2023). "Home affairs under Peter Dutton was warned 'failing' immigration detention may have breached duty of care". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
{{cite news}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ↑ Richardson, Dennis (10 October 2022). "Review of Integrity Concerns and Governance Arrangements for the Management of Regional Processing Administration by the Department of Home Affairs" (PDF). Department of Home Affairs. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ↑ Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (12 February 2024). "Review of Integrity Concerns and Governance Arrangements for the Management of Regional Processing Administration by the Department of Home Affairs". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ↑ McKenzie, Parker (15 February 2024). "Scathing report puts Peter Dutton's Home Affairs tenure under scrutiny". The New Daily. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ↑ Karp, Paul; correspondent, Paul Karp Chief political (13 February 2024). "Peter Dutton intervened to allow criminal to extend stay in Australia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
{{cite news}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Peter Dutton". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ↑ Brinsden, Colin (14 March 2020). "Peter Dutton reveals when he contracted coronavirus". Seven Network. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
Other websites
change Media related to Peter Dutton at Wikimedia Commons