Christopher Pyne

For other people named Christopher Pyne, see Christopher Pyne (disambiguation).

The Honourable Christopher Pyne
Pyne in 2026
Minister for Defence
In office 28 August 2018 – 29 May 2019
Prime Minister	Scott Morrison
Preceded by	Marise Payne
Succeeded by	Linda Reynolds
Previous offices 2007–2018 Minister for Defence Industry In office 19 July 2016 – 27 August 2018 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison Preceded by Dan Tehan (as Minister for Defence Materiel) Succeeded by Steven Ciobo Leader of the House In office 18 September 2013 – 26 May 2019 Prime Minister Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison Deputy Darren Chester Preceded by Anthony Albanese Succeeded by Christian Porter Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science In office 21 September 2015 – 19 July 2016 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Preceded by Ian Macfarlane Succeeded by Greg Hunt Minister for Education and Training In office 18 September 2013 – 21 September 2015 Prime Minister Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull Preceded by Bill Shorten Succeeded by Simon Birmingham Manager of Opposition Business In office 16 February 2009 – 18 September 2013 Deputy Luke Hartsuyker Leader Malcolm Turnbull Tony Abbott Preceded by Joe Hockey Succeeded by Tony Burke Minister for Ageing In office 21 March 2007 – 3 December 2007 Prime Minister John Howard Preceded by Santo Santoro Succeeded by Justine Elliot Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing In office 30 January 2007 – 21 March 2007 Prime Minister John Howard Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Fiona Nash
Member of the Australian Parliament for Sturt
In office 13 March 1993 – 11 April 2019
Preceded by	Ian Wilson
Succeeded by	James Stevens
Personal details
Born	Christopher Maurice Pyne (1967-08-13) 13 August 1967 Adelaide, South Australia
Party	Liberal
Spouse	Carolyn Twelftree ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Adelaide University of South Australia
Profession	Lawyer politician
Website	Official website

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Christopher Maurice Pyne (born 13 August 1967) is an Australian retired politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as a minister in the Howard, Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison governments, and was the member of Parliament (MP) for the South Australian division of Sturt from 1993 to 2019.

Born in Adelaide, Pyne graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1988 with a Bachelor of Laws, and worked as a solicitor from 1991 to 1993. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1993 federal election, winning the Adelaide seat of Sturt. Pyne was Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing and Minister for Ageing in 2007 until the Liberal–National Coalition's defeat at the election that year. He became Leader of the House and Minister for Education and Training after the Coalition's victory at the 2013 election; Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science in 2015; Minister for Defence Industry in 2016; and Minister for Defence in 2018.

Pyne retired from politics in 2019, not standing at the that year's election. In June 2019, he was appointed as an industry professor at the University of South Australia. In the same month, Pyne began at a new defence industry consulting position, prompting a Senate investigation into a potential breach of Ministerial Standards.