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Malcolm Turnbull AC

Malcolm B. Turnbull AC
Born 1950s.
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Preceded by
Anthony Abbott		 29th Prime Minister of Australia
15 September 2015 to 24 August 2018		 Succeeded by
Scott Morrison

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Biography

Malcolm Bligh Turnbull AC was the 29th Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018.[1]

Childhood

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1954 as the only child of Bruce Turnbull, a hotel broker, and Coral Lansbury, a script writer, Malcolm grew up around Sydney's magnificent harbour and has lived there all of his life.[2][3][4] He feels that his roots are firmly planted in Sydney Harbour and he has spent much of his life exploring every aspect of it. Bondi Beach played a very important part in Malcolm's childhood. Once he almost drowned there and has memories of his father coming through the waves to rescue him.[5]

Coral left Bruce when Malcolm was nine years old and moved to New Zealand; consequently Malcolm was raised by his father as a sole parent. They enjoyed a very strong bond until his father died in a plane crash in 1982 at the age of 56.[5][6]

Education

The first three years of Malcolm's education took place at Vaucluse Public School, followed by Sydney Grammar Preparatory School in St Ives. He attended Grammar's high school campus on College Street on a partial scholarship. Malcolm was made senior school co-captain in 1972, as well as winning the Lawrence Campbell Oratory Competition, excelling particularly in the literary subjects such as English and history.[7] In memory of his late father, he set up the Bruce Turnbull means-tested scholarship at Sydney Grammar in 1987, which offers full remission of fees to a student unable to afford them.[8]

Malcolm attended the University of Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a Bachelor of Laws. During his studies, he was involved in student politics, serving as board director of the University of Sydney Union. He also worked part-time as a political journalist.[9][10]

Malcolm won a Rhodes Scholarship and attended Brasenose College, Oxford, where he studied for a Bachelor of Civil Law and graduated with honours.[2] While at Oxford, he worked for The Sunday Times and contributed to newspapers and magazines in both the United States and Australia.[10][11]

Professional Career

Following graduation from Oxford Malcolm returned to Australia and worked as a barrister, before establishing his own law firm, Turnbull McWilliam, in partnership with Bruce McWilliam. He became a public figure when he defended Peter Wright in 1986, a former MI5 official who wrote the book Spycatcher, successfully stopping the British government's attempts to suppress the book's publication in Australia.[8][12] Malcolm later wrote a book on the trial.[13]

Malcolm left his legal career to co-found an investment banking firm, Whitlam Turnbull & Co Ltd, in partnership with Neville Wran, the former Labor Premier of New South Wales, and Nicholas Whitlam, the former Chief Executive of the State Bank of New South Wales and the son of former Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.[12]

Malcolm left the firm to join Goldman Sachs Australia, where he eventually become a partner. Additionally, he worked as a director of Star Technology Systems from 1993 to 1995. During this time he was also the chairman of Axiom Forest Resources.[9][11]

Political Career

From 1993 to 2000 Malcolm was the Chair of the Australian Republic Movement, a non-party partisan organisation campaigning for Australia to become a republic.[11]

Malcolm entered the Federal Parliament when he won the New South Wales seat of Wentworth in 2004.[2] He held the seat until his resignation on 31 August 2018.[14] He was appointed Minister for the Environment and Water in January 2007, and was Leader of the Opposition from 16 September 2008 until 1 December 2009.[2] From September 2013 to September 2015, Malcolm served as Minister for Communications until he resigned the position to challenge Tony Abbott for leadership of the Liberal Party. He won the ballot, becoming Australia's 29th Prime Minister on 15 September 2015, and held the position until losing a challenge from Scott Morrison on 24 August 2018.[14]

Under Malcolm's Government same-sex marriage became legal in Australia in 2017.[14]

After Politics

Since leaving politics Malcolm has publically criticised Scott Morrison's Government for not taking a strong stand on action to counteract climate change.[15]

Malcolm also joined with former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's call for a "Royal Commission to ensure a strong, diverse Australian news media" with the goal of investigating Rupert Murdoch's control over Australian news media.[16]

Personal Life

Malcolm married Lucinda (Lucy) Hughes on 22 March 1980 at Cumnor, Oxfordshire, England.[11][17] The couple have two adult children.[9]

Honours

In 2001 Malcolm received the Centenary Medal for services to the corporate sector.[18]

In the 2021 Australia Day Honours, he was awarded Companion of the Order of Australia for "eminent service to the people and Parliament of Australia, particularly as Prime Minister, through significant contributions to national security, free trade, the environment and clean energy, innovation, economic reform and marriage equality, and to business and philanthropy".[19]

Who Do You Think You Are?

Malcolm was featured in Series 12, Episode 2 of the Australian version of the popular television series Who Do You Think You Are? The episode focused on his paternal ancestry, namely his Scottish ancestry via a paternal 2x greatgrandmother Mary McGregor, English convict ancestors, his 4x greatgrandparents Thomas Gosper and Mary Ann Hipwell, as well as their grandson John Gosper. It went to air on 15 June 2021.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ Malcolm Turnbull. (National Archives of Australia, https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers/malcolm-turnbull : accessed 9 Sep 2021)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Malcolm Turnbull. Before Office. (National Archives of Australia, https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers/malcolm-turnbull/before-office : accessed 9 Sep 2021)
  3. ↑ Truth, Sydney, New South Wales, 5 December 1954, page 5, Carol Lansbury has wed again. (Trove, National Library of Australia, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?type=newspapers : accessed 9 September 2021)
  4. ↑ Biography (Malcolm Turnbull, https://www.malcolmturnbull.com.au/meet-malcolm/biography : accessed 9 Aug 2021)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Special Broadcasting Service. Who Do You Think You Are? Australian version. Series 12, Episode 2. Malcolm Turnbull. Aired 15 June 2021. (SBS On Demand, https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1901175875625 : accessed 9 Sep 2021)
  6. ↑ The Canberra Times, ACT, 12 November 1982, page 7, column 5, Crash kills four. (Trove, National Library of Australia, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?type=newspapers : accessed 9 September 2021)
  7. ↑ Manning, Paddy. The lonely childhood of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Published online 23 Oct 2015. (Sydney Morning Herald, https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-lonely-childhood-of-prime-minister-malcolm-turnbull-20151022-gkfi6c.html : accessed 9 Sep 2021)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Australian Broadcasting Commission. Q&A. Malcolm Turnbull. Published 20 Dec 2018. (ABC, https://www.abc.net.au/qanda/malcolm-turnbull/10643910 : accessed 9 Sep 2021)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Malcolm Turnbull. Fast Facts. (National Archives of Australia, https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers/malcolm-turnbull/fast-facts : accessed 9 Sep 2021)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Malcolm Turnbull's Life and Career at a Glance. Published 26 Apr 2016. (Business Review Australia, archived at Wayback Machine 10 May 2017, retrieved 9 Sep 2021)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Wikipedia contributors, "Malcolm Turnbull," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malcolm_Turnbull&oldid=1035686841 (accessed September 9, 2021).
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Lyons, John. Raging Turnbull. Published online 16 Sep 2014. (Sydney Morning Herald, https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/raging-turnbull-20140904-10c7ye.html : accessed 9 Sep 2021)
  13. ↑ Turnbull, Malcolm. The Spycatcher Trial. William Heinemann Australia. 1988. ISBN 978-0-85561-239-9.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Malcolm Turnbull. Timeline. (National Archives of Australia, https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers/malcolm-turnbull/timeline : accessed 9 Sep 2021)
  15. ↑ Turnbull, Malcolm. Scott Morrison can't afford to waste the bushfire crisis when Australia urgently needs its own green new deal." Published online 12 Jan 2020. (The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/12/scott-morrison-cant-afford-to-waste-the-bushfire-crisis-when-australia-urgently-needs-its-own-green-new-deal : accessed 9 Sep 2021)
  16. ↑ Wahlquist, Calla. "Malcolm Turnbull signs Kevin Rudd's petition challenging News Corp media dominance." Published online 25 Oct 2020. (The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/oct/25/malcolm-turnbull-signs-kevin-rudds-petition-challenging-news-corp-media-dominance : accessed 9 Sep 2021)
  17. ↑ England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 (FindMyPast, http://www.findmypast.com : accessed 9 September 2021) database entry for Malcolm B Turnbull and Hughes (Marriage Year: 1980, Quarter: 1, District: Abingdon, County: Berkshire, Volume: 20, Page: 1544).
  18. ↑ Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Government of Australia. (Australian Honours Search Facility, https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1116669 : accessed 9 Sep 2021) Centenary Medal granted to Mr Malcolm Bligh Turnbull, 1 Jan 2001, for services to the corporate sector.
  19. ↑ Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Government of Australia. (Australian Honours Search Facility, https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2007752 : accessed 9 Sep 2021) Companion of the Order of Australia awarded to The Honorable Malcolm Bligh Turnbull, 25 Jan 2021, for eminent service to the people and Parliament of Australia, particularly as Prime Minister, through significant contributions to national security, free trade, the environment and clean energy, innovation, economic reform and marriage equality, and to business and philanthropy.

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