Australian politician, 12th deputy prime minister of Australia
The Honourable
Mark Vaile
AO
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
In office 6 July 2005 – 3 December 2007
Prime Minister
John Howard
Preceded by
John Anderson
Succeeded by
Julia Gillard
Leader of the National Party
In office 23 June 2005 – 3 December 2007
Deputy
Warren Truss
Preceded by
John Anderson
Succeeded by
Warren Truss
Deputy Leader of the National Party
In office 1 July 1999 – 23 June 2005
Leader
John Anderson
Preceded by
John Anderson
Succeeded by
Warren Truss
Minister for Transport and Regional Development
In office 25 September 1997 – 21 October 1998
Prime Minister
John Howard
Preceded by
John Sharp
Succeeded by
John Anderson
In office 29 September 2006 – 3 December 2007
Prime Minister
John Howard
Preceded by
Warren Truss
Succeeded by
Anthony Albanese
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
In office 21 October 1998 – 19 July 1999
Prime Minister
John Howard
Preceded by
John Anderson
Succeeded by
Warren Truss
Minister for Trade and Investment
In office 20 July 1999 – 19 September 2006
Prime Minister
John Howard
Preceded by
Tim Fischer
Succeeded by
Warren Truss
Member of the Australian Parliament for Lyne
In office 13 March 1993 – 30 July 2008
Preceded by
Bruce Cowan
Succeeded by
Rob Oakeshott
Personal details
Born
Mark Anthony James Vaile
(1956-04-18) 18 April 1956 (age 68) Sydney
Nationality
Australian
Political party
National Party of Australia
Residence(s)
Taree, New South Wales
Mark Anthony James VaileAO (born 18 April 1956) served as the 12th deputy prime minister of Australia and the leader of the National Party of Australia. Vaile is currently a non-executive director of a number of public listed corporations.
Mark Anthony James Vaile AO (born 18 April 1956) served as the 12th deputy prime minister of Australia and the leader of the National Party of Australia...
racer Edward Earle Vaile (1869–1956), New Zealand farmer and philanthropist Gertrude Vaile (1878-1954), American social worker MarkVaile (born 1956), Australian...
the Nationals due to a benign prostate condition, he was succeeded by MarkVaile. At the following 2007 election, the Nationals vote declined further,...
announced his intention to resign as National Party Leader. Deputy Leader MarkVaile was elected the new Leader, and Truss was elected Deputy Leader. In the...
supports replacing Australia's current constitutional monarchy. In a debate to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, he told the Australian Parliament, "Even many...
December 2015. Franklin, Matthew; Kenny, Mark (10 March 2011). "Julia Gillard's speech in the US Congress marks a new era". Herald Sun. Retrieved 29 December...
Minister, John Howard, and Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister, MarkVaile, by a landslide. The election marked the end of the 11 year Howard Liberal-National...
1999 Prime Minister John Howard Preceded by Bob McMullan Succeeded by MarkVaile Australian Ambassador to the Holy See In office 30 January 2009 – 20 January...
lobbying company Resolutions, as a staffer for future National Party Leader MarkVaile, and in public relations for the Coalition in Canberra before his own...
resulting from the resignation of former Howard minister and Nationals leader MarkVaile. The April 2008 Gippsland by-election, resulting from the resignation...
(1990–91) Brian Howe (1991–95) Kim Beazley (1995–96) John Anderson (1999–05) MarkVaile (2005–07) Julia Gillard (2007–10) Wayne Swan (2010–13) Anthony Albanese...
first leader, and remained as Leader of the Opposition. Liberal Party leader Mark McArdle became Deputy Leader of the new party, and remained Deputy Leader...
officially inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport, MarkVaile. Gold Coast Airport appointed ADCO Constructions as the principal design...
original (transcript) on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017. Todd, Mark; Seccombe, Mike (1 August 2005). "Joyce digs in for keeps to set up Telstra...
McEwen Doug Anthony Ian Sinclair Charles Blunt Tim Fischer John Anderson MarkVaile Warren Truss Barnaby Joyce Michael McCormack Barnaby Joyce David Littleproud...
McEwen Doug Anthony Ian Sinclair Charles Blunt Tim Fischer John Anderson MarkVaile Warren Truss Barnaby Joyce Michael McCormack Barnaby Joyce David Littleproud...
vote. In 1993, after the exclusion of minor candidates, the Nationals' MarkVaile led over the Liberals by only 233 votes on the third count. Labor had...
Monday 21 June 2004: 31, 33, 48. Letter From Robert Zoellick, USTR, to MarkVaile, Australian Minister for Trade 17 November 2004 Faunce TA, Lexchin J (1...
Fischer until July 1999, followed by John Anderson until July 2005 and then MarkVaile. Decisions of the Executive were made either by the Cabinet or by the...
2023 he called on One Nation leader Pauline Hanson to take action against Mark Latham (One Nation's leader in New South Wales) for a tweet that contained...
McGauran defected from the Nationals to the Liberals. Federal party leader MarkVaile accused McGauran of betrayal. Ryan was equally unsparing, saying of McGauran...
Fadden was raised to Knight Grand Cross (GCMG) of the order in 1958, to mark his retirement from politics. In 1972, he was made a Doctor of Laws honoris...
Simon Crean. In December 2003, Crean resigned after losing party support and Mark Latham was elected leader. Howard called an election for 9 October 2004....
McEwen Doug Anthony Ian Sinclair Charles Blunt Tim Fischer John Anderson MarkVaile Warren Truss Barnaby Joyce Michael McCormack Barnaby Joyce David Littleproud...
resignation of Tim Fischer. John Anderson was elected leader unopposed, with MarkVaile elected as his deputy. A vote for the leadership and deputy leadership...