Brian Loughnane

Brian Gerard Loughnane (born 11 November 1957) is an Australian business and political strategic adviser. He was the federal director of the Liberal Party of Australia from February 2003 until January 2016 and campaign director for the centre-right Liberal-National Coalition in the 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013 federal elections in Australia. Loughnane is Deputy Chairman of the International Democracy Union since April 2019.

Early life and education Brian Loughnane was born in , Victoria in November 1957 and was educated in Colac before graduating with an honours degree in political science from La Trobe University in 1981.

Career

Early career Loughnane commenced his business career with Shell Australia in 1982, and was responsible for industrial relations at the Geelong oil refinery during the introduction of enterprise bargaining. In 2016, he was asked to conduct a review of the 2015 national election campaign for the Conservative Party of Canada.

Loughnane has been Deputy Chairman of the International Democrat Union since April 2019, was previously Assistant Chairman, and in 2015 was appointed to the International Republican Institute International Advisory Board.

Loughnane is the president of the Victorian Liberal Party.

Personal life

Loughnane is married to Peta Credlin, the former Chief of Staff to Tony Abbott, former Prime Minister of Australia.