13 Facts About Nigel Scullion

Nigel Gregory Scullion was born on 4 May 1956 and is a former Australian politician who served a senator for the Northern Territory from 2001 until 2019.

Nigel Scullion was a member of the Country Liberal Party and sat with the National Party in federal parliament.

Nigel Scullion was first elected to the Senate at the 2001 federal election, and briefly served as Minister for Community Services in the Howard government in 2007.

Nigel Scullion was deputy leader of the National Party from 2007 to 2013, the first senator to hold the position, and served two terms as the party's Senate leader.

In 2013, Scullion was appointed Minister for Indigenous Affairs in the Abbott government.

Nigel Scullion held the same position in the Turnbull and Morrison governments before retiring from parliament at the 2019 election.

Nigel Scullion was the only minister to hold the same portfolio in those three governments.

Nigel Scullion was born in London, England, then lived in Deakin, Canberra, during high school.

Nigel Scullion received media attention early in his career when questions arose over how his business relationships with government bodies might have affected his eligibility to sit in parliament.

Nigel Scullion held office for only 10 months before the Howard government was defeated in an election.

In February 2007, Nigel Scullion was elected to the position of deputy Senate leader of the federal National Party and was promoted to the positions of deputy parliamentary leader of the National Party and leader of the party in the Senate on 3 December 2007, following the coalition's defeat.

Nigel Scullion was re-elected at the 2010 election and appointed Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs by Opposition leader, Tony Abbott.

In February 2012, Nigel Scullion appeared in the second episode of Kitchen Cabinet with Annabel Crabb, when they went into the mud flats for crustaceans, which she has recalled as the most memorable show.