Josh Frydenberg
Joshua Anthony Frydenberg (/ˈfraɪdənˌbɜːrɡ/) (born 17 July 1971) is an Australian former politician who served as the treasurer of Australia and deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2018 to 2022. He also served as a member of parliament (MP) for the division of Kooyong from 2010 to 2022.
The Honourable Josh Frydenberg | |
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Frydenberg in 2019 | |
| Treasurer of Australia | |
| In office 24 August 2018 – 23 May 2022 Serving with Scott Morrison (2021–2022) | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Scott Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Jim Chalmers |
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party | |
| In office 24 August 2018 – 30 May 2022 | |
| Leader | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Julie Bishop |
| Succeeded by | Sussan Ley |
| Minister for the Environment and Energy | |
| In office 19 July 2016 – 24 August 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Greg Hunt |
| Succeeded by | Melissa Price (Environment) Angus Taylor (Energy) |
| Minister for Resources and Energy | |
| In office 21 September 2015 – 19 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Gary Gray |
| Succeeded by | Matt Canavan |
| Assistant Treasurer of Australia | |
| In office 23 December 2014 – 21 September 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Arthur Sinodinos |
| Succeeded by | Kelly O'Dwyer |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Kooyong | |
| In office 21 August 2010 – 21 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Petro Georgiou |
| Succeeded by | Monique Ryan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joshua Anthony Frydenberg 17 July 1971 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Amie Saunders |
| Children | 2 |
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After leaving university, Frydenberg served as an adviser to Prime Minister John Howard and Foreign Minister Alexander Downer during the Howard government. He also worked for Deutsche Bank until his election to the Australian House of Representatives at the 2010 federal election. Quickly appointed to the frontbench, he went on to serve in several ministerial roles during the Abbott and Turnbull governments from 2013 to 2018, including as Minister for Resources and Minister for the Environment and Energy. In August 2018, he was elected as deputy leader of the Liberal Party following a leadership spill, which saw Scott Morrison elected as leader and prime minister. Morrison subsequently appointed Frydenberg as Treasurer.
At the 2022 federal election, Frydenberg suffered a significant swing against him, and lost his seat to the teal independent candidate Monique Ryan. Frydenberg became the first sitting treasurer to lose his seat since Ted Theodore at the 1931 election. After leaving politics, he became chairman at the Australian arm of investment bank Goldman Sachs.