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Angus Taylor has been elected head of the federal Liberal Party, becoming the new opposition leader after knifing Sussan Ley less than a year into her tenure in the role.
Taylor won a leadership spill on Friday morning 34 votes to 17 after weeks of infighting over the direction of the opposition.
The leadership spill followed polling that showed the coalition's primary vote had slumped to a record low and being overtaken by Pauline Hanson's One Nation.
Taylor's ballot victory ends the tenure of Ley as the Liberals' first female leader and first female opposition leader.
Jane Hume has replaced Ted O'Brien as deputy leader.
Malcolm Turnbull rips Angus Taylor to shreds just minutes after winning Liberal leadership: 'Best qualified idiot'
Sussan Ley announces her resignation from the Liberal Party 
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Peta Credlin's brutally honest 'woman' comment
Tony Abbott's tough message for Liberals angry about new leader Labor wastes no time to attack Angus Taylor
Who is Angus Taylor - the new leader of the Liberal partyGrowing up in southern NSW, Taylor goes on to study law and economics at the University of SydneyHe wins a Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University, focusing on philosophyGoes on to work for consulting firm McKinsey alongside his brother in 1994, and becomes a partner in 1999He goes on to start up several businesses in irrigation and agriculture along with his family, including Eastern Australia Irrigation, with Taylor serving as its directorRuns for Liberal pre-selection for the NSW federal seat of Hume ahead of the 2013 election and wins the endorsement of branch members. He's elected on an 11 per cent margin at the poll as part of Tony Abbott's landslide victory and return to power for the coalitionBecomes an assistant minister for cities and digital transformation in 2015 after Malcolm Turnbull becomes prime minister after a leadership spillWins re-election in 2016 and becomes law enforcement ministerResigns from the front bench in 2018 to declare support for Peter Dutton in a leadership spill. He becomes energy minister as part of Scott Morrison's cabinetHe comes under criticism in 2019 after revelations the federal government spent $80 million on water rights in 2017 from Eastern Australia Agriculture, a company where Taylor was a co-founder and former directorTaylor was accused of using allegedly forged documents to criticise Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore in 2019 over her council's travel costs. He later issued an apology to MooreAttracts unwanted attention in the 2019 election campaign after congratulating himself on his own Facebook post with 'Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus'After the coalition loses the 2022 election, he's appointed shadow treasurer under opposition leader Peter DuttonChallenges for the leadership of the Liberal Party after 2025's landslide defeat for the coalition, but narrowly loses 29-25 to Sussan Ley. Becomes the opposition's defence spokesmanJane Hume confirmed as new deputy leader of the Liberal partyRace for deputy leader now between Jane Hume and Ted O'Brien
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Malcolm Turnbull rips 'idiot' Angus Taylor to shreds just minutes after he won Liberal leadership - as teary Sussan Ley quits politics and Peta Credlin erupts