Eric Abetz Biography

Eric Abetz (born 25 January 1958) is an Australian politician and a Liberal Party member of the Australian Senate since February 1994, representing the state of Tasmania. Abetz was the Minister for Employment and the Leader of the Government in the Senate in the Abbott Government from 2013 to 2015. He previously also served as a Special Minister of State in the Howard Government, from 2001 to 2006 and as Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation from 2006 to 2007.