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He has previously served as Environment Minister in the [[government]] of [[John Howard]] and after Howard's 2007 election loss as Shadow Federal Treasurer under then Opposition Leader [[Brendan Nelson]].

He has previously served as Environment Minister in the [[government]] of [[John Howard]] and after Howard's 2007 election loss as Shadow Federal Treasurer under then Opposition Leader [[Brendan Nelson]].

Turnbull represents the wealthy [[Sydney]] seat of Wentworth in Federal Parliament.  Wentworth has a socially liberal population, and Turnbull's stated views reflect this.

Turnbull represents the wealthy [[Sydney]] seat of Wentworth in Federal Parliament.  Wentworth has a socially liberal population, and Turnbull's stated views reflect this. In 2005, Turnbull found the electorate of Sedgefield a notionally safe Labour seat near where he had grown up in Iserham. The branch had not made a nomination, and Blair visited them. Several sitting MPs. With the support of John Howard, Turnbull won their endorsement and he was added to the short list and won the selection over Judith Daniels. He later became Abbott's agent.

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