Warren Truss

Parliamentary Service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Wide Bay, Queensland, 1990,
• Re-elected 1993, re-elected 1996, re-elected 1998, re-elected 2001 and re-elected 2004

Parliamentary Positions

• Deputy Chair of Committees (1991-94)
• Member, Speaker's Panel (1994-95 and 1996-97)

Ministerial Appointments

• Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs (1997-98)
• Minister for Community Services (1998-99)
• Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (1999-2005)
• Minister for Transport and Regional Services (2005-06)
• Minister for Trade (2006-present)

Conferences, Delegations and Visits

• Member, 39th CPA Conference, Cyprus. Bilateral visits to Germany and Malta, September 1993
• Member, Delegation to the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum Annual Meeting, Acapulco.
• Bilateral visits to Chile and Barbados, December 1994 - January 1995
• Leader, Parliamentary Delegation to AIPO meeting, Phuket, Thailand, September 1996

Parliamentary Party Positions

• Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry (1994-96)
• Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs (1994-96)
• Deputy Leader of the House (1997-98)

Personal

• Born 8 October 1948, Kingaroy, Queensland. Married

Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Farmer
• Chair, Sugar Coast Burnett Regional Tourism Board 1985-89, Member, Queensland
• Graingrowers' Association State Council 1979-90, Deputy Chair, Bulk Grains Queensland 1985-90

Local Government Service

• Member, Kingaroy Shire Council 1976-90 (including seven years as Shire Mayor)