Nick Minchin

The Honourable
Nick Minchin
AO
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
In office
3 December 2007 – 3 May 2010
DeputyEric Abetz
LeaderBrendan Nelson
Malcolm Turnbull
Tony Abbott
Preceded byChris Evans
Succeeded byEric Abetz
Leader of the Government in the Senate
In office
27 January 2006 – 3 December 2007
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
DeputyHelen Coonan
Preceded byRobert Hill
Succeeded byChris Evans
Vice-President of the Executive Council
In office
18 July 2004 – 3 December 2007
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byDavid Kemp
Succeeded byJohn Faulkner
Minister for Finance and Administration
In office
26 November 2001 – 3 December 2007
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byJohn Fahey
Succeeded byLindsay Tanner
Minister for Industry, Science and Resources
In office
21 October 1998 – 26 November 2001
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byJohn Moore as Minister for Industry, Science and Technology
Warwick Parer as Minister for Resources and Energy
Succeeded byIan Macfarlane as Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources
Peter McGauran as Minister for Science
Special Minister of State
In office
9 October 1997 – 21 October 1998
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byNo immediate predecessor
Succeeded byChris Ellison
Senator for South Australia
In office
1 July 1993 – 30 June 2011
Preceded byGraham Maguire
Personal details
Born (1953-04-15) 15 April 1953
Sydney
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
SpouseKerry Wakefield
Alma materAustralian National University (BEc, LLB)
ProfessionLawyer

Nicholas Hugh Minchin AO (born 15 April 1953) is an Australian former politician and former Australian Consul-General in New York. He previously served as a Liberal member of the Australian Senate representing South Australia from July 1993 to June 2011, and a former cabinet minister in the Howard government.

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