1. Luke Hartsuyker is a former Australian politician who was a member of the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019, representing the Division of Cowper in New South Wales for the National Party.
11 Facts About Luke Hartsuyker
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Luke Hartsuyker served as a government minister in the Turnbull government and an assistant minister in the Abbott government.
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Luke Hartsuyker was born a Dutch citizen by descent, but automatically lost his citizenship in 1995 by failing to meet a provision requiring foreign-born citizens to return to the Netherlands every ten years.
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Luke Hartsuyker holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Newcastle University, and an Associate Diploma in valuation.
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Luke Hartsuyker is a Fellow of the Chartered Practising Accountants Australia.
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Luke Hartsuyker retained the seat in subsequent elections: 2004,2007,2010,2013, and 2016.
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Luke Hartsuyker was aided by Liberal MP Don Randall, who brought the cutout into the chamber.
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On 8 August 2018, Luke Hartsuyker announced he would retire from federal politics at the 2019 federal election.
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Luke Hartsuyker served as the Assistant Minister for Employment and as the Deputy Leader of the House in the Abbott Ministry, between 18 September 2013 and September 2015.
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Luke Hartsuyker was the Minister for Vocational Education and Skills in the First Turnbull Ministry between September 2015 and February 2016; the Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister between July 2016 and December 2017; and the Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment in the Second Turnbull Ministry between December 2017 and March 2018.
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Luke Hartsuyker opposes same-sex marriage and stated he would not vote for it.