Barnaby Joyce

**Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce** (born 17 April 1967) is an Australian politician. He was the leader of the National Party from June 2021 until May 2022. He was the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia from 2021 until 2022. He served in these two positions before from February 2016 to February 2018, and was Deputy Prime Minister of Australia from February 2016 to October 2017 and from December 2017 to February 2018.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **image**: Barnaby Joyce portrait.jpg
- **caption**: Joyce in 2017
- **honorific-prefix**: The Honourable
- **name**: Barnaby Joyce
- **honorific-suffix**: Australian House of Representatives, MP
- **office**: Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
- **primeminister**: Scott Morrison
- **term start**: 22 June 2021
- **term end**: 23 May 2022
- **predecessor**: Michael McCormack (Australian politician), Michael McCormack
- **successor**: Richard Marles
- **primeminister1**: Malcolm Turnbull
- **term start1**: 6 December 2017
- **term end1**: 26 February 2018
- **predecessor1**: _2017 New England by-election, Office vacant_
- **successor1**: Michael McCormack (Australian politician), Michael McCormack
- **primeminister2**: Malcolm Turnbull
- **term start2**: 18 February 2016
- **term end2**: 27 October 2017
- **predecessor2**: Warren Truss
- **successor2**: _2017 New England by-election, Office vacant_
- **office3**: National Party of Australia#List of leaders, Leader of the National Party
- **deputy3**: David Littleproud
- **term start3**: 21 June 2021
- **term end3**: 30 May 2022
- **predecessor3**: Michael McCormack (Australian politician), Michael McCormack
- **successor3**: David Littleproud
- **deputy4**: Fiona Nash
Bridget McKenzie
- **term start4**: 11 February 2016
- **term end4**: 26 February 2018
- **predecessor4**: Warren Truss
- **successor4**: Michael McCormack (Australian politician), Michael McCormack
- **office5**: Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
- **term start5**: 20 December 2017
- **term end5**: 26 February 2018
- **primeminister5**: Malcolm Turnbull
- **predecessor5**: Darren Chester
- **successor5**: Michael McCormack (Australian politician), Michael McCormack
- **office6**: Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Minister for Resources and Minister for Territories (Australia), Northern Australia

- **term start6**: 25 July 2017
- **term end6**: 27 October 2017
- **primeminister6**: Malcolm Turnbull
- **predecessor6**: Matt Canavan
- **successor6**: Matt Canavan
- **office7**: Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources (Australia), Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
- **term7**: 18 September 2013 – 27 October 2017
6 December 2017 – 20 December 2017
- **primeminister7**: Malcolm Turnbull
Tony Abbott
- **predecessor7**: Joel Fitzgibbon
- **successor7**: David Littleproud
- **office8**: National Party of Australia#Deputy Leaders, Deputy Leader of the National Party of Australia, National Party
- **term start8**: 13 September 2013
- **term end8**: 11 February 2016
- **leader8**: Warren Truss
- **predecessor8**: Nigel Scullion
- **successor8**: Fiona Nash
- **office9**: National Party of Australia, Leader of the National Party Australian Senate, in the Senate
- **leader9**: Warren Truss
- **deputy9**: Nigel Scullion
- **term start9**: 18 September 2008
- **term end9**: 8 August 2013
- **predecessor9**: Nigel Scullion
- **successor9**: Nigel Scullion
- **constituency mp10**: Division of New England, New England
- **parliament10**: Australian
- **term start10**: 7 September 2013
- **predecessor10**: Tony Windsor
- **office11**: Australian Senate, Senator for Queensland
- **term start11**: 1 July 2005
- **term end11**: 8 August 2013
- **predecessor11**: Len Harris (politician), Len Harris
- **succeeded11**: Barry O'Sullivan
- **birth name**: Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce
- **birth place**: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
- **citizenship**: Australia
New Zealand (1967–2017)
- **party**: Pauline Hanson's One Nation, One Nation
- **otherparty**: National Party of Australia, National (1995–2025)
Liberal National Party of Queensland, Liberal National (2010–2013)
Independent politician, Independent (2025)
- **partner**: Vikki Campion
- **children**: 6
- **occupation**: Accountant
Politician
- **education**: Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, St. Ignatius' College
- **alma mater**: University of New England (Australia), University of New England (Bachelor of Commerce, BFinAdmin)
- **branch**: Australian Army Reserve
- **serviceyears**: 1996–2001
- **unit**: Royal Queensland Regiment