Nigel Scullion

ENG: Nigel Gregory Scullion (born 4 May 1956) is an Australian politician, has been a member of the Australian Senate for the Northern Territory since November 2001, representing the Country Liberal Party. He sits with the National Party in the Senate, and has been the federal deputy leader of the National Party since 2007. 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 the Parliament. Investigations continued for some time, but in the end did not affect his membership of Parliament. On 30 January 2007, he was appointed Minister for Community Services in the Australian Government. He only held office for 10 months before the Howard Government was ...