Michael McCormack

Leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia since February 2018. He is also Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, having previously served as Minister for Defence Personnel and Minister for Veterans' Affairs from 2017 to 2018. McCormack has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2010, representing the Division of Riverina in New South Wales. Before entering politics he was editor of the paper the Daily Advertiser between 1991-2002 when he was apparently sacked. McCormack went on to sue the Riverina Media Group for unfair dismissal, and in 2003 settled out of court. He subsequently started his own media and publishing company, MSS Media Services and Solutions (where he was Group Editor of RMG) before entering parliament following his successful election in the seat of Riverina in 2010.