Anne Ruston Net Worth, Family, Husband, Education, Children, Age, Biography, Political Career

Anne Ruston is an Australian politician who has been the Minister for Families and Social Services in the Morrison government since 2019. She has been a Senator for South Australia since 2012. Before entering politics, Ruston worked as a commercial rose grower and as the CEO of the National Wine Centre. She was appointed to the Senate to fill the vacancy left by the departure of Mary Jo Fisher. From 2015 to 2018, she was the Turnbull Government's Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, and from 2018 to 2019, she was the Morrison Government's Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific. She was promoted to cabinet following the 2019 election.

Anne Ruston Biography

Anne Ruston Family, Parents

We are now discussing her parents and family. Her parents have always been supportive of her career. Ruston was born on June 10, 1963, in Renmark, South Australia. She met future Army Chief of Staff Rick Burr while attending Renmark High School. She earned a Bachelor of Business degree from the University of Southern Queensland.

Anne Ruston Husband, Children

Richard Fewster is the husband of Anne Sowerby Ruston. The couple has a child together.

Anne Ruston Net Worth, Income Source and Salary

Anne Ruston's net worth is estimated to be $2 million in 2022. She makes a good living through her hard work, which she devotes a lot of time to and where she completely presents herself.

We will talk about her salary, income, and career earnings in this section. Her profession provides her with a comfortable living. She has amassed enough wealth to live a lavish and comfortable lifestyle with her family members thanks to her various sources of income.

Anne Ruston Ethnicity, Nationality

Anne Ruston Age, Height and Weight

Anne Ruston Career

Ruston began working as an electorate officer for state Liberal MP Peter Arnold in 1987. In 1993, she joined the staff of state tourism minister Graham Ingerson as a tourist policy adviser, and in 1996, she was named executive officer of the Wine and Tourism Council. Her appointment was fraught with controversy, with the state opposition accusing Ingerson of swaying the selection process in her favor.

Ruston was instrumental in the formation of the National Wine Centre of Australia, first as a project director and then as the organization's first CEO. It was founded in 1998 by Premier John Olsen as a center for wine tourism and education, as well as office space for numerous wine industry organizations. Ruston oversaw the center's construction before announcing her decision not to renew her contract three months before it opened in 2001. In 2000, she and the centre's chairman, Rick Allert, were called to testify before a parliamentary committee about alleged procurement violations.

When she left, the center had over 100 employees but was apparently struggling to make ends meet and needed a bailout from the state government. The company's financial woes were attributed to a drop in air traffic following the September 11 attacks, as well as the collapse of Ansett Australia. According to Independent MP Peter Lewis, the business plan approved by Ruston and Allert exaggerated expected visitor numbers.

Ruston and her husband purchased Ruston's Roses in Renmark in 2003, a commercial rose-growing farm established in 1948 by her uncle David Ruston. He was the first Australian to serve as president of the World Federation of Rose Societies. At the time of purchase, it was said to have 50,000 rose bushes of 4,000 varieties and over 700 species of iris spread across 11 hectares (27 acres).

Due to the Millennium Drought, she was forced to halt commercial growing for three years, and the gardens were transformed into "primarily a retail-tourist enterprise," with the addition of a tourism center, function rooms, and a cafe. She served as managing director until 2012, when she was appointed to the Senate and remained a co-owner.

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