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Sussan Ley
Member of the Australian Parliament for Farrer
Incumbent
Assumed office  10 November 2001
Preceded by	Tim Fischer
Born	14 December 1961 (1961-12-14) (age 48) Kano, Nigeria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater	La Trobe University University of New South Wales Charles Sturt University
Occupation	Pilot, taxation officer

Sussan Penelope Ley (born 14 December 1961), Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Farrer, New South Wales. She was born in Kano, Nigeria, and was educated at La Trobe University, the University of New South Wales and Charles Sturt University as an adult student. She has masters degrees in taxation and accountancy. She was an air traffic controller and commercial pilot, has been a farmer and worked as a shearer's cook, and was a Director of the Australian Taxation Office 1995-2001 before entering politics. She lives on a farm near Albury in her electorate.

Ley was appointed Parliamentary Secretary (Children and Youth Affairs) in October 2004. She was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in January 2006.^[1] Sussan Ley is currently the Shadow Minister for Justice and Customs.

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