Christian Porter

Who is Christian Porter?

Charles Christian Porter is an Australian politician who is the current Liberal Party member for the federal Division of Pearce, having previously also served at state level in the Parliament of Western Australia. From Perth, Western Australia, Porter attended the University of Western Australia and later the London School of Economics, and practised law before his election to parliament. He first entered the Legislative Assembly after winning the seat of Murdoch in a February 2008 by-election following the death of the sitting member, Trevor Sprigg, and he was subsequently elected to the new seat of Bateman at the September 2008 general election. After the Liberals formed government, Porter was appointed Attorney-General in the Barnett Ministry. In December 2010, he was also named Treasurer, and he held both portfolios until June 2012, when he resigned from the ministry in order to contest the 2013 federal election.