1. Warren Errol Truss was born on 8 October 1948 and is a former Australian politician who served as the 16th deputy prime minister of Australia and the minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development in the Abbott government and the Turnbull government.
Warren Truss was the member of the House of Representatives for Wide Bay from the 1990 election until his retirement in May 2016.
Warren Truss was a bean farmer before he entered politics.
Warren Truss was Chairman of Kingaroy Shire Council from 1983 to 1990.
However, Warren Truss lost to an independent candidate Trevor Perrett, who later joined the National Party.
Warren Truss was elected to the safe National seat of Wide Bay at the 1990 election.
Deputy Leader Mark Vaile was elected the new Leader, and Warren Truss was elected Deputy Leader.
Warren Truss retained that portfolio after Tony Abbott became Coalition leader in late 2009.
At this election, Warren Truss was elected for the Liberal National Party, which had been formed from the 2009 merger of the two non-Labor parties' Queensland branches.
Warren Truss retained his seat in the 2013 Federal election, in which the Coalition was elected to a strong majority government.
Warren Truss remained Deputy Prime Minister after Turnbull deposed Abbott in a 2015 leadership spill.
On 11 February 2016 Warren Truss announced his decision to retire from politics at the 2016 federal election and immediately resigned as Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister.
Warren Truss lifted the party's representation in the House of Representatives from ten seats in 2007 to 15 seats in 2013.
On 1 January 2001, Warren Truss was awarded the Centenary Medal for "service as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry".
Warren Truss was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Australia Day Honours for "eminent service to the Parliament of Australia, particularly in the areas of trade, transport, agriculture, and rural and regional development".