Matthew Canavan

Matthew Canavan, 2017

Matthew James Canavan (born December 17, 1980 ) is an Australian politician.

Life

Canavan is a member of the Liberal National Party . He was Chief of Staff to former Senator and current MP for the New England constituency, Barnaby Joyce . In the parliamentary elections in Australia in 2013 , he was elected to represent the state of Queensland in the Australian Senate . During Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's first term , Canavan served as Minister for Northern Australia between February and July 2016. His tenure began in 2014.

Following the re-election of the Turnbull government in the 2016 general election in Australia , Canavan was appointed Minister for Resources and Northern Australia to the Cabinet. On July 25, 2017, Canavan resigned from his ministerial office following doubts about his eligibility after learning that he was considered a national of Italy by Italian authorities. Dual citizens may not be elected to parliament or take up their mandate under Article 44 of the Australian Constitution.

Canavan's mother had registered him in 2006 at the Italian consulate in Brisbane as an Italian living abroad . Canavan said she didn't know about it until his mother informed him as a result of reporting on two Australian Green Senators Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters who had resigned because of dual citizenship. The government has taken the position that Canavan did not violate the constitution by filing without his knowledge and consent, and therefore intends to take the matter to court .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Senators-elect: terms commencing July 1, 2014 . Parliament of Australia. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
2. ↑ Senator CANAVAN First Speech . July 16, 2014.
3. ^ Ministerial Swearing-in Ceremony . In: Events . Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia . February 18, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 19, 2016. 
4. ↑ Joe Kelly: Matt Canavan: the 1980s kid in the cabinet . In: The Australian . August 1, 2016.
5. ↑ Stephanie Anderson: Election 2016: Malcolm Turnbull unveils ministry with Christopher Pyne, Greg Hunt on the move . In: ABC News , July 20, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016. 
6. ↑ Henry Belot: Matt Canavan resigns from Malcolm Turnbull's ministry over Italian citizenship . In: ABC News , July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.