Angus Taylor

For other people named Angus Taylor, see Angus Taylor (disambiguation).

The Honourable Angus Taylor MP
Official portrait, 2018
Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 February 2026
Prime Minister	Anthony Albanese
Deputy	Jane Hume and Andrew Hastie
Preceded by	Sussan Ley
17th Leader of the Liberal Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 February 2026
Deputy	Jane Hume
Preceded by	Sussan Ley
Shadow ministerial offices Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs Acting 30 January 2026 – 11 February 2026 Leader Sussan Ley Preceded by Darren Chester Succeeded by Michael McCormack Shadow Minister for Defence In office 28 May 2025 – 11 February 2026 Leader Sussan Ley Preceded by Andrew Hastie Succeeded by James Paterson Shadow Treasurer In office 5 June 2022 – 28 May 2025 Leader Peter Dutton Preceded by Jim Chalmers Succeeded by Ted O'Brien
Ministerial offices Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Energy and Emissions Reduction (2018-21) In office 28 August 2018 – 23 May 2022 Prime Minister Scott Morrison Preceded by Josh Frydenberg (as Minister for the Environment and Energy) Succeeded by Chris Bowen (as Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Ed Husic (as Minister for Industry and Science) Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity In office 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) – 23 August 2018 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Minister Peter Dutton Scott Morrison (Acting) Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Office abolished Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation In office 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) – 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Michael Keenan
Member of the Australian Parliament for Hume
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 September 2013
Preceded by	Alby Schultz
Personal details
Born	Angus James Taylor (1966-09-30) 30 September 1966 Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
Party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Liberal–National Coalition
Spouse	Louise Clegg
Children	4
Education	University of Sydney (BEcon, LLB) New College, Oxford (MPhil)
Occupation	Politician
Website	Official website Party website

Angus James Taylor (born 30 September 1966) is an Australian politician who has served as the leader of the Opposition since 2026, holding office as the leader of the Liberal Party. He has been the member of Parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Hume since 2013, and previously served as a minister in the Turnbull and Morrison governments.

Born in Cooma, Taylor was raised in rural New South Wales. He graduated from the University of Sydney and New College, Oxford, attending the latter as a Rhodes Scholar. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a management consultant and in agribusiness. Taylor was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2013 federal election, becoming an assistant minister in the Turnbull government in 2015, and Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity in 2017. He held office as Minister for Energy, Energy and Emissions Reduction, and Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction in the Morrison government.

Following Peter Dutton's defeat at the 2025 election, he contested the subsequent leadership election, losing to Sussan Ley. Taylor, a prominent member of the National Right party faction, resigned from Ley's shadow cabinet in 2026 amid historically low polling for the Liberal Party. He successfully challenged Ley in a subsequent leadership spill, becoming the leader of the Liberal Party and the leader of the Opposition.