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'''Tony Abbott''' (b. 4 November 1957) is a conservative [[Australian]] politician, who is currently the head of the [[Liberal Party of Australia]]<ref>http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/new-liberal-leader-tony-abbott-to-focus-on-battlers-economy/story-e6frg15u-1225805944477</ref>. He is representing a seat in parliament for the state of [[New South Wales]] since 1994. He had risen to prominence under the Howard Government as Minister for Health and Ageing from 2003 - 2007 where he was outspoken in issues such as Abortion saying several times that it is as 'a national tragedy' <ref>http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/16/1079199229752.html</ref>. In terms of public perception, Abbott is generally seen as a devout Catholic and has the nickname 'Mad Monk' as he wanted to be a priest.

'''Tony Abbott''' (b. 4 November 1957) is a conservative [[Australian]] politician, who is currently the head of the [[Liberal Party of Australia]]<ref>http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/new-liberal-leader-tony-abbott-to-focus-on-battlers-economy/story-e6frg15u-1225805944477</ref>. He is representing a seat in parliament for the state of [[New South Wales]] since 1994. He had risen to prominence under the Howard Government as Minister for Health and Ageing from 2003 - 2007 where he was outspoken in issues such as Abortion saying several times that it is as 'a national tragedy' <ref>http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/16/1079199229752.html</ref>. In terms of public perception, Abbott is generally seen as a devout Catholic and has the nickname 'Mad Monk' as he wanted to be a priest.

==Early life==

==Early Life & Education==

He was born in [[London]] on November 4, 1957 to Australian parents and in 1960 they moved back to take up residence in [[Sydney]]. He attended 2 private Catholic, only boys schools in Sydney and completed a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Law at Sydney University where he was an active student politician and boxer. He then attended Queen's College in Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and gained a Master of Arts. When he came back he entered the St Patrick's Seminary in Manly where he studied to become a Catholic priest but left before completion to take up a role as a journalist for the Bulletin (a now discontinued weekly political and cultural magazine) and The Australian (a Monday to Saturday conservative newspaper).  

He was born in [[London]] on November 4, 1957 to Australian parents and in 1960 they moved back to take up residence in [[Sydney]]. He attended 2 private Catholic, only boys schools in Sydney and completed a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Law at Sydney University where he was an active student politician and boxer. He then attended Queen's College in Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and gained a Master of Arts. When he came back he entered the St Patrick's Seminary in Manly where he studied to become a Catholic priest but left before completion to take up a role as a journalist for the Bulletin (a now discontinued weekly political and cultural magazine) and The Australian (a Monday to Saturday conservative newspaper).