The position of Prime Minister of a country is one that requires fighting when a fight is needed, going against all odds to get what you want; what you believe is best for the people you lead. It’s not an easy job to juggle with other professions, but Malcolm Turnbull was able to manage the job of prime minister with his already busy life as a lawyer and businessman. Keep reading to learn more about Australia’s 29th Prime Minister.
Biography of Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Bligh Turnbull was welcomed into this world by his parents, Bruce Bligh Turnbull and Coral Magnolia, on October 24, 1954. His father was a hotel broker and his mother was an actress, academic, and writer. She was also linked to another actress, Angela Lansbury; the two of them were cousins.
Turnbull is the only child of his parents and is of Scottish descent. His parents who decided to marry after his birth separated when he was nine years old. The middle name he has is a surname and is given to every child in the Turnbull family.
His education
Malcolm Turnbull’s formal education began at Vaucluse Public School, where he spent three years before being sent to boarding school at Sydney Grammar Preparatory School in St. Ives. He then continued his studies at the Preparatory High School as a partial scholarship holder. His time in high school was robust, filled with responsibility. Turnbull excelled in literary subjects and won a public speaking competition in 1972.
He graduated from high school in 1973 and in the same year he was admitted to the University of Sydney to pursue a degree in political science and law. While in college, he was an active member of school politics and held a part-time job as a journalist. The year he graduated from law school was when he won a scholarship to study civil law at Brasenose College in Oxford; he also kept a job as a journalist while earning a bachelor’s degree in civil law.
Upon his return to Australia, he began his career in law while simultaneously trying to enter politics. Prior to establishing a law firm with a friend, Bruce McWilliam, he served as legal counsel and secretary for the Australian Consolidated Press for a period of two years.
Malcolm Turnbull’s first attempts at politics were thwarted by losing the 1981 and 1983 elections, but he persevered and in 2000 he was appointed leader of the Liberal Party. In 2003 he became a Member of Parliament and in 2006 he was promoted to Cabinet Minister. His progress and growth in politics continued and in 2015 he became the country’s prime minister by challenging Tom Abbott to chair the party. a challenge he won. He was Prime Minister for a year and after his defeat by Scott Morrison he decided to resign from Parliament.
Net value
Turnbull made a fortune not only as a politician who managed to be one of the highest paid in the world. His wealth came from other businesses such as owning real estate, but most importantly his investing in a website just before the internet boom of the early 90s. This is what made him the millionaire he is today. today, with a net worth of over $180 million.
wife and children
Malcolm Turnbull met his wife Lucy Hughes in 1977 when he was twenty-three and she was nineteen. The first time they went on a date with former Prime Minister Bob Carr and his wife. Lucy also had an active political career as Mayor of Sydney for a year. Yes, she broke the glass ceiling and became the first woman to become mayor.
Turnbull and Hughes married in 1980, on March 22 and in a silent ceremony. They have two children together – Alex born in 1982 and Daisy born in 1985; This was after Lucy suffered two miscarriages.