Michael John Clyde Ronaldson was born on 13 February 1954 and is a former Australian politician.
17 Facts About Michael Ronaldson
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Michael Ronaldson was a Senator for the state of Victoria representing the Liberal Party from July 2005 until February 2016, and previously served in the House of Representatives for Ballarat from 1990 to 2001.
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Michael Ronaldson was born in Ballarat, Victoria and attended Ballarat College before studying law at the University of Melbourne.
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In 1981, Michael Ronaldson was elected to the Ballarat City Council, where he served two terms as a councillor.
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Michael Ronaldson was co-chair of the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial project in Ballarat where he assisted with fundraising.
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Michael Ronaldson served on the Administrative Committee of the Liberal Party of Australia from 2001 to 2004.
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Michael Ronaldson has been a member of the Liberal Party for more than 30 years.
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At the 2004 federal election Michael Ronaldson was elected to the Senate representing the state of Victoria, and his term began on 1 July 2005.
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Michael Ronaldson served as Shadow Cabinet Secretary in September 2008 until December 2009.
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Michael Ronaldson assumed the portfolios as Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC and Special Minister of State on 18 September 2013, but was replaced in the First Turnbull Ministry when Malcolm Turnbull replaced Tony Abbott as prime minister.
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Michael Ronaldson announced on 18 December 2015 his intention to leave parliament before the next election, after moving from the outer ministry in the Abbott government to the backbench in the Turnbull government.
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Michael Ronaldson said he would formally resign from parliament once his Liberal replacement was selected.
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Michael Ronaldson's resignation became effective on 28 February 2016, creating a casual vacancy which was filled on 9 March 2016 when James Paterson was appointed by a joint sitting of the Parliament of Victoria.
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Michael Ronaldson was appointed to the board of Australia Post in May 2016.
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Michael Ronaldson was board member of the Oliver Foundation from 2018, Director of the State Sports Centre Trust from 2020 to 2021, and chairman of the board at InnoWell Pty Ltd.
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Michael Ronaldson has been married to Cate Michael Ronaldson since 1983, and has three children.
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Michael Ronaldson survived a bout with kidney cancer in 1996.