Dan Tehan

The Honourable Dan Tehan MP
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 February 2016
Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Stuart Robert
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 February 2016
Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Stuart Robert
Minister for Defence Materiel
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 February 2016
Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Mal Brough
Member of the Australian Parliament for Wannon
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 August 2010
Preceded by	David Hawker
Personal details
Born	27 January 1968 Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Parents	Marie Tehan (mother)
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupation	Political adviser
Website	dantehan.com.au

Daniel Thomas "Dan" Tehan (born 27 January 1968) is an Australian politician. He is a member for the electorate of Wannon in the Australian House of Representatives, elected in the 2010 election for the Liberal Party.

On 13 February 2016 it was announced that Tehan would be appointed the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, the Minister for Defence Materiel, and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC following a rearrangement in the Turnbull Ministry.^[1]

Biography

Tehan studied at the University of Melbourne completing a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Political Science. He has also gained master's degrees in International Relations and Foreign Affairs & Trade from the University of Kent and Monash University respectively.

As an adviser in the Howard Government, Tehan was a senior adviser to the Minister for Trade and spent two years as the Chief of Staff to the Minister for Small Business and Tourism.

References

1. Massola, James (13 February 2016). "Cabinet reshuffle: Malcolm Turnbull announces new frontbench as Mal Brough resigns". The Age. Retrieved 13 February 2016.