The Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull is set to feature on the front cover of GQ Australia in a bold move that will no doubt set senators ' tongues wagging . Posing in a suave blue suit with a pinstriped shirt and a contrasting red tie , Mr Turnbull 's confident demeanour is complimented by the bold , confronting words printed across the page : 'Primed Minister ' . In an eight page interview , the minister from Sydney ’ s exclusive suburb of Point Piper confirmed rumours that he had planned to run for Prime Minister if Tony Abbott had been successfully toppled in February 's leadership spill . Malcolm Turnbull is set to feature on the front cover of the GQ Australia May issue which hits newsstands on Monday 20 April . 'People would have been astonished if I had n't , ' Mr Turnbull told GQ , according to The Australian . His appearance in the high profile magazine , in which he is also interviewed about his childhood and political stance , has sparked criticism and accusations that the minister if fishing for votes . 'Honestly , it 's this simple : I get out of bed and I am me , ' he said in the interview . 'If people find me persuasive or offensive that 's up to them , but I am comfortable in my own skin and I honestly never ask , `` How can I change myself to be more appealing to people ? '' . ' The Minister for Communications confirmed rumours that he had planned to run for Prime Minister if Tony Abbott had been successfully toppled in February 's leadership spill . It 's not the first time the Minister for Communications has graced the pages of GQ in a sharp suit . In a déjà vu inducing photo shoot and interview published by GQ in March of 2013 , the then shadow minister opened up about his rise to politics and the business moves that made him a millionaire . His exercise regime , love , marriage and the story of how he met his wife were also not out of bounds . His appearance in the high profile magazine , in which he is also interviewed about his childhood and political stance , has sparked criticism and accusations that the minister if fishing for votes . But Mr Turnbull certainly sung a different tune when he was questioned about challenging Tony Abbott 's leadership and trying for the top job himself when questioned two years ago . When asked if he was 'resigned to never again ' lead the Liberal Party , Mr Turnbull had responded with : 'The proposition that I wo n't lead the Liberal Party again does not cause me to lose any sleep . I resolved , when I decided to stay in parliament , that I would do everything I could to give Tony a loyalty and a consistency that not all my colleagues gave me . I 've done that . 'If Tony is unsuccessful — and I do n't think he will be — no one will be able to say Malcolm Turnbull was anything other than supportive . '
Mr Turnbull was interviewed about his childhood and his political stance . He also admitted he planned to run for Prime Minister if Tony Abbott had been successfully toppled in February 's leadership spill . The words 'Primed Minister ' were controversially also printed on the cover .