Matthew Canavan

He was elected to the Australian Senate representing the state of Queensland for the term beginning 1 July 2014. He is a member of the Liberal National Party. In the First Turnbull Ministry, Canavan served as the Minister for Northern Australia between 18 February and 19 July 2016. Canavan was elevated into Cabinet becoming the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia in the Second Turnbull Ministry 2016-18. He then became Resources Minister under the Morrison Government.