Former leader of the Australian Nationals and former deputy prime minister of Australia. On December 8th 2025 he confirmed he had defected from the Nationals to One Nation, the populist-right party led by Pauline Hanson. He plans to run for One Nation in the Senate at the next election in 2028. His home state is New South Wales, Australia's most populous.
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."