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Taylor was the largest donor to his party among other members of parliament and candidates during 2012-2013.<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/the-biggest-donor-liberal-mp-angus-taylor-gives-a-chunk-of-change-to-his-party-20140205-320qo.html The biggest donor: Liberal MP Angus Taylor gives a chunk of change to his party</ref> Taylor was the largest donor to his party among other members of parliament and candidates during 2012-2013.<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/the-biggest-donor-liberal-mp-angus-taylor-gives-a-chunk-of-change-to-his-party-20140205-320qo.html The biggest donor: Liberal MP Angus Taylor gives a chunk of change to his party</ref>

===Views===
====Opposition to Wind Energy====

Taylor has called on the Coalition government to reduce its support for wind farms and is concerned with ] (RET) on the basis that renewable energy projects, in particular wind, are driving up electricity costs and crowding out cheaper carbon reduction methods.<ref>Financial Review Liberals tilt at expensive wind mills. http://www.afr.com/p/national/liberal_tilts_at_expensive_windmills_RGhiIrXS72p6gaeCrApwlJ 26 February 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014</ref> <ref>Goulburn Post LETTER: The exorbitant costs of the RECs http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/1696722/letter-the-exorbitant-costs-of-the-recs/?cs=180
10 August 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014</ref> This view is based on a report prepared by Taylor’s former employer, , and has been criticised for containing a series of false assumptions regarding: generation costs; viability of the wind industry and a lack of understanding about how the National Electricity Market works. <ref>RenewEconomy “The dangerous thinking behind the Coalition renewable energy policy” http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/the-dangerous-thinking-behind-coalition-renewable-energy-policy-84896 29 August 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014</ref>

Before being elected, Taylor’s opposition towards the RET was noted to be at odds within his party (then opposition) who supported Australia’s renewable energy target, with the now Federal Industry Minister ] saying “we support the RET. I am not sure Angus does.”<ref>Financial Review Liberals tilt at expensive wind mills http://www.afr.com/p/national/liberal_tilts_at_expensive_windmills_RGhiIrXS72p6gaeCrApwlJ
26 February 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014
</ref>

Taylor was a speaker at the "Wind Power Fraud Rally" organised by the anonymous anti-wind blog StopTheseThings.com and hosted by ] on 18 June 2013 in ]. <ref>The Sydney Morning Herald “Libs defy party on wind farms” http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/libs-defy-party-on-wind-farms-20130525-2n3rn.html 26 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014</ref> <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/wind-protesters-take-fight-to-canberra/story-fni0xqi4-1226665339737 |title=Alan Jones lacks wind at protest |date=18 June 2013}}</ref> <ref>The Guardian “Canberra windfarm protests demand end to ‘renewable energy scam.’ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/18/canberra-windfarm-protesters-renewable-energy18 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014</ref> <ref>YouTube Stop These Thing 29 June 2014 National Wind Power Fraud Rally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evzuiIEgfmw#t=265 Retrieved 16 May 2014 </ref>Stopthesethings.com refers to Taylor as "The Enforcer."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://stopthesethings.com/2013/06/25/angus-taylor-aka-the-enforcer/ |title=Angus Taylor aka "The Enforcer" |date=25 June 2013}}</ref>

In October 2013, Taylor stated that wind turbines had a negative impact on property values near wind farms which showed a clear case for compensation. <ref>Goulburn Post “MP calls for compensation.” http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/1853739/mp-calls-for-compensation/ 21 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref> The study supporting Taylor’s statements about property values and compensation was commissioned by a landholder in the Fullerton area, and was completed by a local real estate consultant and valuer from Goulburn. <ref>Crookwell Gazette “Conflicting views on wind farm property value affects” http://www.crookwellgazette.com.au/story/1862736/conflicting-views-on-wind-farm-property-value-affects/ 24 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref> This study has been criticised for its sample size of only 15 property transactions.<ref>RenewEconomy Whipping up fear about wind farms - The Property Values Stigma http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/whipping-up-fear-about-wind-farms-the-property-value-stigma-59611 15 October 2013 Retrieved 15 May 2014
</ref>

In April 2014, Taylor, along with New South Wales state Members of Parliament ], ] and ], criticised the ] government’s commitment to a 90 per cent renewable energy target by 2020.<ref>Australian Broadcasting Commission NSW politicians up in arms over ACT Government's wind energy plan http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-01/nsw-politicians-up-in-arms-over-act-wind-energy-plan/5358890 1 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.</ref> ACT Chief Minister ], accused the politicians of ‘launching a scare campaign’ regarding the target.<ref>Canberra Times Put windfarms on Red Hill and not in NSW say politicians http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/put-windfarms-on-red-hill-not-in-nsw-say-politicians-20140401-35vlw.html 1 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015</ref> New South Wales Member of Parliament, and opposition energy spokesperson, ], stated that the criticisms of the members of parliament was an ‘obvious attempt to leap on some ] bandwagon’ by attacking the customer, rather than planning processes.<ref>Goulburn Post NIMBYISM on wind farms backfires: Whan http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/2192618/nimbyism-on-wind-farms-backfires-whan/ 2 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
</ref>

====Coal seam gas====

Taylor, as a director of , was a member of a taskforce asked by the ] to investigate the development of a ] industry in the state.<ref>State Governmnet of Victoria 2013 Victorian Gas Market Taskforce Final Report http://www.energyandresources.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/205469/Victorian-Gas-Market-Taskforce-Final-Report-October-2013.pdf Retrieved 15 May 2014
</ref> Reporting in November 2013, the report found that the State of ] should promote the production of additional and largely on-shore gas supply.<ref>State Government of Victoria 2013 Victorian Gas Market Taskforce Final Report Http://www.energyandresources.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/205469/Victorian-Gas-Market-Taskforce-Final-Report-October-2013.pdf Retrieved 15 May 2014
</ref> The taskforce was headed by former Commonwealth Minister ] with other members representing energy companies, associated industries and lobby groups.<ref>Australian Broadcasting Commission ‘Victorian Premier Denis Napthine won't be pressured into making coal seam gas decision’
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-06/victorian-premier-denis-napthine-won27t-be-pressured-into-maki/5073310?section=vic 7 November 2013 Retrieved 15 May 2014
</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==

Revision as of 23:02, 15 June 2014

Angus TaylorMP
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Hume
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 September 2013
Preceded byAlby Schultz
Personal details
Born (1966-09-30) 30 September 1966 (age 58)
Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
New College, Oxford
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionManagement consultant

Angus Taylor (born 30 September 1966 in Nimmitabel, New South Wales) is an Australian politician. He is a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Hume in New South Wales, since 7 September 2013.

Early life and education

Taylor was brought up on a sheep and cattle property near Nimmitabel, New South Wales, and was educated at The King's School, Parramatta. Taylor then studied at the University of Sydney, where he earned a Bachelor of Economics, winning the university medal, and Bachelor of Laws. He continued his studies to gain a Master of Philosophy in Economics from New College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar.

Career

Before entering politics, Taylor worked for global management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. He was made a partner in 1999, and then went on to become a Director at Port Jackson Partners, an Australian management consulting firm. Most of his consulting work has focused on agriculture, infrastructure and resources.

Taylor has founded and worked with a number of agricultural businesses, included Farm Partnerships Australia, Growth Farms Australia and Eastern Australian agriculture. Taylor has also been the programme director of two of Australia's leading Farm Management programmes, sponsored by Rabobank.

Political career

Following an April 2012 decision by the incumbent Liberal Member for Hume, Alby Schultz, that he would not recontest the seat at the 2013 federal election, Taylor sought and gained Liberal endorsement. Under Coalition rules, the Nationals were also entitled to run a candidate against Taylor; however decided not to. Taylor was elected as Member for Hume with over 61% of the two-party preferred vote.

Taylor was the largest donor to his party among other members of parliament and candidates during 2012-2013.

Views

Opposition to Wind Energy

Taylor has called on the Coalition government to reduce its support for wind farms and is concerned with Australia’s renewable energy target (RET) on the basis that renewable energy projects, in particular wind, are driving up electricity costs and crowding out cheaper carbon reduction methods. This view is based on a report prepared by Taylor’s former employer, Port Jackson Partners, and has been criticised for containing a series of false assumptions regarding: generation costs; viability of the wind industry and a lack of understanding about how the National Electricity Market works.

Before being elected, Taylor’s opposition towards the RET was noted to be at odds within his party (then opposition) who supported Australia’s renewable energy target, with the now Federal Industry Minister Ian MacFarlane saying “we support the RET. I am not sure Angus does.”

Taylor was a speaker at the "Wind Power Fraud Rally" organised by the anonymous anti-wind blog StopTheseThings.com and hosted by Alan Jones on 18 June 2013 in Canberra. Stopthesethings.com refers to Taylor as "The Enforcer."

In October 2013, Taylor stated that wind turbines had a negative impact on property values near wind farms which showed a clear case for compensation. The study supporting Taylor’s statements about property values and compensation was commissioned by a landholder in the Fullerton area, and was completed by a local real estate consultant and valuer from Goulburn. This study has been criticised for its sample size of only 15 property transactions.

In April 2014, Taylor, along with New South Wales state Members of Parliament Pru Goward, John Barilaro and Katrina Hodgkinson, criticised the ACT government’s commitment to a 90 per cent renewable energy target by 2020. ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher, accused the politicians of ‘launching a scare campaign’ regarding the target. New South Wales Member of Parliament, and opposition energy spokesperson, Steve Whan, stated that the criticisms of the members of parliament was an ‘obvious attempt to leap on some NIMBY bandwagon’ by attacking the customer, rather than planning processes.

Coal seam gas

Taylor, as a director of Port Jackson Partners, was a member of a taskforce asked by the Victorian government to investigate the development of a coal seam gas industry in the state. Reporting in November 2013, the report found that the State of Victoria should promote the production of additional and largely on-shore gas supply. The taskforce was headed by former Commonwealth Minister Peter Reith with other members representing energy companies, associated industries and lobby groups.

Personal life

Taylor competed in the 2009 triathlon world championships, representing Australia.

He lives near Goulburn on a farm with his wife, Sydney barrister Louise Clegg, and their four children, moving to the area from Sydney six months prior to winning pre-selection for the seat of Hume, in May 2012.

References

  1. ^ Chan, Gabrielle (28 May 2012). "Smart, rich, charming: Angus Taylor made to stand". The Australian. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  2. "New Member for Hume: Angus Taylor". The Daily Advertiser. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Angus Taylor: Liberal for Hume". Liberal Party of Australia - New South Wales. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  4. Coorey, Phillip (1 August 2012). "Coalition split over candidate for Hume". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  5. "House of Representatives: NSW: Hume". Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  6. http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/the-biggest-donor-liberal-mp-angus-taylor-gives-a-chunk-of-change-to-his-party-20140205-320qo.html The biggest donor: Liberal MP Angus Taylor gives a chunk of change to his party
  7. Financial Review Liberals tilt at expensive wind mills. http://www.afr.com/p/national/liberal_tilts_at_expensive_windmills_RGhiIrXS72p6gaeCrApwlJ 26 February 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014
  8. Goulburn Post LETTER: The exorbitant costs of the RECs http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/1696722/letter-the-exorbitant-costs-of-the-recs/?cs=180 10 August 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014
  9. RenewEconomy “The dangerous thinking behind the Coalition renewable energy policy” http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/the-dangerous-thinking-behind-coalition-renewable-energy-policy-84896 29 August 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014
  10. Financial Review Liberals tilt at expensive wind mills http://www.afr.com/p/national/liberal_tilts_at_expensive_windmills_RGhiIrXS72p6gaeCrApwlJ 26 February 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014
  11. The Sydney Morning Herald “Libs defy party on wind farms” http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/libs-defy-party-on-wind-farms-20130525-2n3rn.html 26 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014
  12. "Alan Jones lacks wind at protest". 18 June 2013.
  13. The Guardian “Canberra windfarm protests demand end to ‘renewable energy scam.’ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/18/canberra-windfarm-protesters-renewable-energy18 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014
  14. YouTube Stop These Thing 29 June 2014 National Wind Power Fraud Rally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evzuiIEgfmw#t=265 Retrieved 16 May 2014
  15. "Angus Taylor aka "The Enforcer"". 25 June 2013.
  16. Goulburn Post “MP calls for compensation.” http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/1853739/mp-calls-for-compensation/ 21 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  17. Crookwell Gazette “Conflicting views on wind farm property value affects” http://www.crookwellgazette.com.au/story/1862736/conflicting-views-on-wind-farm-property-value-affects/ 24 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  18. RenewEconomy Whipping up fear about wind farms - The Property Values Stigma http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/whipping-up-fear-about-wind-farms-the-property-value-stigma-59611 15 October 2013 Retrieved 15 May 2014
  19. Australian Broadcasting Commission NSW politicians up in arms over ACT Government's wind energy plan http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-01/nsw-politicians-up-in-arms-over-act-wind-energy-plan/5358890 1 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  20. Canberra Times Put windfarms on Red Hill and not in NSW say politicians http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/put-windfarms-on-red-hill-not-in-nsw-say-politicians-20140401-35vlw.html 1 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015
  21. Goulburn Post NIMBYISM on wind farms backfires: Whan http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/2192618/nimbyism-on-wind-farms-backfires-whan/ 2 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  22. State Governmnet of Victoria 2013 Victorian Gas Market Taskforce Final Report http://www.energyandresources.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/205469/Victorian-Gas-Market-Taskforce-Final-Report-October-2013.pdf Retrieved 15 May 2014
  23. State Government of Victoria 2013 Victorian Gas Market Taskforce Final Report Http://www.energyandresources.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/205469/Victorian-Gas-Market-Taskforce-Final-Report-October-2013.pdf Retrieved 15 May 2014
  24. Australian Broadcasting Commission ‘Victorian Premier Denis Napthine won't be pressured into making coal seam gas decision’ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-06/victorian-premier-denis-napthine-won27t-be-pressured-into-maki/5073310?section=vic 7 November 2013 Retrieved 15 May 2014
  25. "Pre-selection race well underway". 4 March 2012.
  26. "Taylor whips Liberal Field". 14 May 2012.
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