I was born in Sydney in 1955 and grew up in Vaucluse and Double Bay. I attended Vaucluse Public School and Sydney Grammar School, where I was assisted by scholarship.
I graduated from Sydney University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Law. I also won a Rhodes Scholarship and completed a further law degree at Oxford. I have since had successful careers in the fields of journalism, law and business.
In 1997 I was elected to attend the Australian Constitutional Convention. I led the Republican case in that Convention and in the subsequent referendum.
I have initiated numerous policy and research projects in areas such as education, indigenous affairs, home ownership affordability, balancing work and family responsibilities and national population and fertility policy.
In October 2004, I was elected as the Federal Member for Wentworth at the general elections. I have long held an interest in water policy and water conservation in particular. I was appointed Minister for the Environment and Water Resources in January 2007, having held the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister since January 2006. Prior to this I was a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade and the House of Representatives Standing Committees on Economics, Health and Ageing and Legal and Constitutional Affairs.
I married my wife Lucy in 1980, who has not only been my partner in marriage but in our many businesses. Lucy was the first female Lord Mayor of Sydney, a position she held until early 2004. We have two children, Alex and Daisy, who attended local schools and have now both completed university.
For more information on the Wentworth electorate, please visit www.malcolmturnbull.com.au
