The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP

Malcolm was elected to the House of Representatives as the Member for Wentworth following the federal election on 9 October 2004. Malcolm was appointed by former Prime Minister The Hon. John Howard as the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources on 30 January 2007, having held the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister since 27 January 2006. Following the election in November 2007 he was appointed Shadow Treasurer. On 16 September 2008, Malcolm was elected as the Leader of the Opposition.   In 2007 Montefiore was proud to welcome Malcolm as an ambassador. As one of Australia’s most distinguished politicians and business leaders, Malcolm has a deep and demonstrated commitment to social responsibility and supporting the community. At the time of appointment he said: “I am delighted to be an Ambassador of the Montefiore home. Montefiore provides an outstanding level of aged care for the Jewish community. I am looking forward to continuing my close association with the Montefiore community and all of its friends over the coming year.” Malcolm was a partner of Goldman Sachs & Co and Chairman of its Australian business from 1997 to 2001. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Malcolm was Managing Director of Turnbull & Partners Limited, an investment banking firm established in 1987. From 1980 to 1987 Malcolm practised law in Sydney, principally as an advocate. Among other important pieces of litigation he successfully defended Peter Wright, the author of “Spycatcher”. Prior to legal practice Malcolm was a journalist writing mainly on political and legal subjects for several media outlets including the Nine Network, The Bulletin and The Sunday Times of London. Malcolm studied law as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University (BCL 1980) after graduating BA LLB from the University of Sydney in 1977. He is the author of three books “The Spycatcher Trial” (1989), “The Reluctant Republic” (1993) and “Fighting for the Republic” (1999) and he has written and spoken extensively on a wide range of political subjects including demographic change, tax reform, water conservation, climate change and urban sustainability. “Malcolm is a great supporter of the home,” says President David Freeman AM. “We are privileged to have someone of Malcolm’s calibre endorsing Montefiore.”