Kevin Andrews (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Kevin Andrews (politician)

Australian politician and lawyer

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1955

Place of Birth: Sale, Victoria, Australia

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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About Kevin Andrews (politician)

  • Kevin James Andrews (born 9 November 1955) is an Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Australia.
  • He is currently a backbench Member of the House of Representatives for the seat of Menzies, to which he was first elected at the 1991 by-election.
  • Andrews is a conservative and a Catholic.Previously, Andrews served in the Howard Government as the Minister for Ageing, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, and then the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship until the 2007 election where his party lost government. Following the 2009 Liberal leadership ballot, Andrews served in the Shadow Cabinet of Tony Abbott as shadow minister for Families, Housing and Human Services until the 2013 election where his party won government.
  • In the Abbott Government, Andrews served in the cabinet as Minister for Social Services and later Minister for Defence.
  • At the September 2015 Liberal leadership ballot, Andrews unsuccessfully contested for the Liberal deputy leadership against Julie Bishop, while supporting Tony Abbott against Malcolm Turnbull as Liberal leader.
  • Upon the ascension of the Turnbull Government Andrews was dropped from the new Ministry and moved to the backbench.With the retirement of Philip Ruddock at the 2016 federal election, Andrews became the Father of the House.
  • While Warren Snowdon has a longer overall tenure in the House, Andrews is the longest continuously serving member.
  • He is one of three parliamentary survivors of the Hawke government, the others being Snowdon and Russell Broadbent.

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