Matt Canavan
Matthew James Canavan (born 17 December 1980) is an Australian politician. He was elected to the Australian Senate representing the state of Queensland at the 2013 federal election for the term beginning 1 July 2014. He won re-election at the 2016 election and again at the 2022 Australian federal election. He was the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia between February 2016 and February 2020. He is a member of the Liberal National Party and sits with National Party in federal parliament.
Matt Canavan | |
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Canavan in 2017 | |
| Minister for Resources and Northern Australia | |
| In office 27 October 2017 – 3 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Barnaby Joyce (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Keith Pitt |
| In office 18 February 2016 – 25 July 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Josh Frydenberg (as Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia / Minister for Resources and Energy) |
| Succeeded by | Barnaby Joyce (acting) |
| Senator for Queensland | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthew James Canavan 17 December 1980 Southport, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | National Party (Federal) Liberal National Party (State) |
| Other political affiliations | Coalition |
| Residence(s) | Yeppoon, Queensland |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Website | mattcanavan |
In July 2017, amid the 2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis, Canavan resigned from Cabinet over doubt as to his eligibility to be a member of the parliament, after discovering that he might be an Italian citizen. After the High Court found in October 2017 that Canavan was not an Italian citizen, he was immediately reappointed to Cabinet.
In February 2020, Canavan resigned again from Cabinet to support Barnaby Joyce in his unsuccessful bid for National Party leadership.