- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE0173
Ley, Sussan Penelope
(1961 – )- Born 14 December 1961
- Occupation Parliamentarian
Summary
A member of the Liberal Party of Australia, Sussan Ley was elected to the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Australia, representing the electorate of Farrer, New South Wales, on 10th November 2001.
Details
Ley’s experience includes: working as an air traffic controller at both Mascot and Tullamarine airports, she has her commercial and aerial stock mustering pilot license. Since 1986 she has helped on the family farm.
After obtaining a degree in Economics and her Masters in Taxation and Accounting, Ley worked at the Albury Branch of the Australian Taxation Office as Director, Technical Training.
Ley held ministerial positions in the 2004-2007 and 2013-2022 periods of Liberal-National Party government. She was elected Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party, and thus as Leader of the Opposition, on 13 May 2025, the first woman to hold this position. She was defeated by Angus Taylor in a party room ballot on 13 February 2026.
A complete record of her parliamentary service, including a link to her first speech, can be found in the Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia (see below).
Published resources
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Resource Section
- Farrer: Sussan Ley, NSW Liberal Party, http://www.nsw.liberal.org.au/campaigns/candidates/ley.cfm
- Sussan Ley: Liberal for Farrer, Country Liberals, http://www.countryliberals.com/sussanley/sussanley.html
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Resource
- Trove: Ley, Sussan Penelope (19611214-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-701099
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Book
- Ley, the Hon. Sussan Penelope, https://handbook.aph.gov.au/parliamentarians/00AMN