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Warren Truss
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| Warren Errol Truss | |
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Minister for Trade
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| Assumed office September 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Vaile |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
| Constituency | Wide Bay |
| Majority | 12.9% |
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| Born | 8 October 1948 Kingaroy, Queensland |
| Political party | National Party of Australia |
| Spouse | Lyn |
| Residence | Maryborough, Queensland |
| Occupation | farmer |
| Website | warrentruss.com |
- For the Warren-type truss bridge, see Truss bridge.
Warren Errol Truss (born 8 October 1948), is an Australian politician. He has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1990, representing the Division of Wide Bay, Queensland. He was born in Kingaroy, Queensland, and was a farmer before entering politics. He was chair of the Sugar Coast Burnett Regional Tourism Board and a member of the Kingaroy Shire Council 1976-90.
Truss was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1994-96, and was Deputy Leader of the House 1997-98. He was Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs 1997-98 and Minister for Community Services 1998-99. He was Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, with a seat in the Cabinet, from July 1999 to June 2005.
In June 2005 John Anderson announced his intention to resign as National Party Leader. Deputy Leader, Mark Vaile, was elected the new Leader, and Truss was elected Deputy Leader. In the reshuffled ministry following Anderson's resignation Truss became Minister for Transport and Regional Services. In September 2006, Truss and Vaile swapped portfolios, with Truss becoming Minister for Trade and Vaile taking the Transport and Regional Services portfolio.
| Current Cabinet of Australia |  |
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| Abbott | Andrews | Bishop | Brough | Coonan | Costello | Downer | Ellison | Hockey | Howard | Macfarlane | McGauran | Minchin | Nelson | Ruddock | Truss | Turnbull | Vaile | |
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| NAME | Truss, Warren Errol |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8 October 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
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