Josh Frydenberg (as Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia / Minister for Resources and Energy)
Succeeded by
Barnaby Joyce (acting)
Senator for Queensland
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2014
Personal details
Born
Matthew James Canavan
(1980-12-17) 17 December 1980 (age 43) 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.com.au
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.[1]
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.[2] After the High Court found in October 2017 that Canavan was not an Italian citizen,[3] he was immediately reappointed to Cabinet.[4]
In February 2020, Canavan resigned again from Cabinet to support Barnaby Joyce in his unsuccessful bid for National Party leadership.[5]
^"Senators-elect: terms commencing 1 July 2014". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
^Belot, Henry (25 July 2017). "Matt Canavan resigns from Malcolm Turnbull's ministry over Italian citizenship". ABC News. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
^Wickham, Ben. "Senior Deputy Registrar" (PDF). High Court of Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
^"Australian PM seeks to calm nerves after he loses majority over deputy's dual citizenship". National Post. 27 October 2017.
^Sarah Martin and Paul Karp (3 February 2020), "Matt Canavan quits cabinet to back Barnaby Joyce for National party leadership", The Guardian
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