Notable Alumni

The Sydney University Liberal Club boasts a vast alumni of politicians, business and community leaders. For well over 40 years, every NSW and Federal Cabinet has included at least one alumnus.

1. Malcolm Turnbull MP, 29th Prime Minister of Australia 2015-2018

2. Tony Abbott MP, 28th Prime Minister of Australia, 2013-2015

3. John Howard OM, AC, 26th Prime Minister of Australia 1996-2007

4. Joe Hockey MP, 38th Treasurer of Australia 2013-2015, Ambassador to the United States, 2016-2020

5. Bronwyn Bishop MP, Former Speaker of the House, 2013-2015

6. Philip Ruddock MP, Former Government Whip, 2013-2015, former NSW Liberal Party President

7. Mitch Fifield MP, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, 2019-

8. Mike Baird MP, Premier of NSW, 2014-2017

9. Gladys Berejiklian MP, Premier of NSW, 2017-2021

20. Dominic Perrottet MP, NSW Premier, 2021-2023

10. Jason Falinski MP, Member for Mackellar 2016- 2022

11. Neville Wran, Premier of NSW, 1976-1986

12. John Brogden, Leader of the NSW Opposition 2002-2005

13. Kerry Chikarovski, Leader of the NSW Opposition 1998-2002

14. Ted McWhinney, Member for Vancouver Quadra (Canada) 1993-2000

15. Paul Fletcher MP, Manager of Opposition Business, 2022- 

16. Angus Taylor MP, Shadow Treasurer, 2022-

17. Alex Hawke MP, Federal Member for Mitchell, 2007-

18. Paul McClintock, Chairman of Myer

19. Kevin McCann AM, Chairman of Macquarie Group, Managing Partner of Allens

20. Alister Henskens SC MP, Member for Ku-ring-gai 2015-

21. Don Harwin MLC, Special Minister of State, Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts, and Vice-President of the Executive Council

22. Peter Phelps MLC, Government Whip in the NSW Legislative Council 2011-2016

23. David Clarke MLC, Member of the NSW Legislative Council 2003-2019

24. Natasha Maclaren-Jones MLC, NSW Legislative Council 2016-

25. Catherine Cusack MLC, Legislative Council 2003-2022

26. Jim Carlton AO, Federal Minister for Health, 1982-1983

27. Don Hayward, Victorian Minister for Education 1992-96

28. Greg Sheridan, Foreign Affairs Editor at The Australian

29. Justice Adrian Roden, former Justice of Supreme Court, 1978-1989

30. Gordon Barton, Businessman and founder of the Australia Party

31. Scott Farlow MLC, Member of NSW Legislative Council 2015-

32. Ben Franklin MLC, Member of NSW Legislative Council 2015-2019