Ian Macfarlane (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ian Macfarlane (politician)

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1955

Place of Birth: Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ian Elgin Macfarlane (born 5 April 1955) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2016, representing the Liberal Party.
He served as a minister in the Howard and Abbott Governments. Macfarlane was born in Kingaroy, Queensland, and was a farmer before entering politics.
He was elected to parliament at the 1998 federal election, representing the Division of Groom.
Macfarlane was appointed Minister for Small Business in January 2001.
After the 2001 election, he was made Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, a position he held until the Howard Government's defeat at the 2007 election.
Macfarlane returned to cabinet in 2013 as Minister for Industry (later Industry and Science) in the Abbott Government.
He lost his position when Malcolm Turnbull became prime minister in September 2015, and retired from politics at the 2016 election.
He is currently chief executive of the Queensland Resources Council.