Steven Ciobo
Steven Michele Ciobo (/tʃoʊˈboʊ/ CHOH-boh) (born 29 May 1974) is a retired Australian politician who represented the Division of Moncrieff in the House of Representatives from the 2001 federal election until his retirement at the 2019 election. He was a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, and sat with the Liberal Party in federal parliament. On 1 March 2019 Ciobo announced his decision to retire from politics at the 2019 federal election.
Steven Ciobo | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Defence Industry | |
| In office 28 August 2018 – 2 March 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Christopher Pyne |
| Succeeded by | Linda Reynolds |
| Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment | |
| In office 18 February 2016 – 27 August 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Andrew Robb |
| Succeeded by | Simon Birmingham |
| Minister for International Development and the Pacific | |
| In office 21 September 2015 – 18 February 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Melissa Parke (2013) |
| Succeeded by | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Moncrieff | |
| In office 10 November 2001 – 11 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kathy Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Angie Bell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1974 Mareeba, Queensland |
| Political party | Liberal (LNP) |
| Spouse | Astra Hauquitz |
| Residence | Gold Coast |
| Alma mater | Bond University Queensland University of Technology |
| Website | stevenciobo.com/ |
Ciobo served as the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment in the Turnbull government from February 2016 until his resignation on 21 August 2018 in the wake of the Liberal Party leadership spill earlier that day. He went on to serve as Minister for Defence Industry, working in conjunction with the Defence Minister, until his resignation in March 2019. He previously served as Minister for International Development and the Pacific from September 2015 to February 2016, and earlier as a parliamentary secretary in the Abbott government from September 2013 to September 2015 (initially to the Treasurer and later to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Trade and Investment).