Sussan Ley has become the first woman to lead Australia’s opposition Liberal Party which suffered a bruising election loss to prime minister Anthony Albanese.
Born in Kano, Nigeria, to a British intelligence officer, Ms Ley is a former outback pilot who holds three finance degrees. She replaces Peter Dutton as leader of the conservative party after securing 29 votes in the partyroom, narrowly defeating Treasury spokesperson Angus Taylor, who received 25.
