Terry James Young (born 20 February 1968) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the

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since the 2019 federal election, representing the

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. He is a member of the

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and sits with the

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in federal parliament.

Early life

Young was born on 20 February 1968 in

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. His mother Rita was a schoolteacher and his father Jim was a journalist and newspaper editor. He is of

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descent, with one of his ancestors brought to Australia as a Kanaka. Young attended Kallangur Primary School and

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. He left school at the age of 15, subsequently working as a garage attendant, factory hand, and storeperson. Young is one of just 4 members of the

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who did not graduate from high school, the others being

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and

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Business career

Young joined appliance chain Chandlers as a sales assistant in 1988 and by 1991 was manager of its

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store. He worked for

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between 1996 and 2000 as a manager in its electronics and car audio divisions. In 2001 he became a joint franchisee of The Good Guys in

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. He later established

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franchises in Lawnton,

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and

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Politics

In November 2018, Young won LNP preselection for the

. He had previously contested preselection for the

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, but was defeated by Trevor Ruthenberg. At the 2019 federal election, he defeated the incumbent

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with a four-point swing. Young serves on the House of Representatives Standing committees for "Employment, Education and Training", "Indigenous Affairs" and "Tax and Revenue", which he was appointed to on 4 July 2019. According to ''

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'', Young is

's second most influential person of 2021.

Political views

Young is a member of the centre-right faction of the Liberal Party. In his maiden speech to parliament, Young stated "I love being a conservative and I love being part of a conservative government". He also said that children should not be "brain-washed with extreme left or right ideologies" but that "we want our children and grandchildren to hear the theories of evolution and creation, different religions, climate change advocates and climate change sceptics".

Personal life

Young had two sons and two daughters with his first wife, whom he married at the age of 21; one of his sons died of

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. He later had another daughter with his second wife.

References

Notes Citations {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Terry 1968 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Longman Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians Australian businesspeople in retailing Australian people of Melanesian descent