Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 24 October 1954) is an Australian politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Wentworth in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs since 2004. He was the Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Liberal Party from 2008 to 2009, and has been the Minister for Communications since 18 September 2013.
On 14 September 2015, after consistently poor opinion polling for the Government, Turnbull challenged Abbott for the leadership and won the subsequent ballot by 10 votes. He was sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia the following day and formed the Turnbull Government.