Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Wide Bay, Queensland, 2016. Re-elected 2019 and 2022.

Parliamentary positions

• Deputy Speaker from 10.2.2020 to 11.4.2022.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Select: Mental Health and Suicide Prevention served from 23.2.2021 to 24.11.2021
• House of Representatives Standing: Indigenous Affairs served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Infrastructure, Transport and Cities served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Selection served from 27.3.2018 to 11.4.2019; Privileges and Members' Interests served from 4.7.2019 to 24.2.2020; Petitions served from 4.7.2019 to 23.7.2019; Petitions served as Chair from 24.7.2019 to 24.2.2020
• Joint Select: Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (2018) served from 27.3.2018 to 29.11.2018; Australia's Family Law System served from 14.10.2019 to 24.2.2020; Road Safety served from 24.10.2019 to 24.2.2020; Implementation of the National Redress Scheme served from 11.3.2022 to 11.4.2022; National Anti-Corruption Commission Legislation served from 28.9.2022 to 10.11.2022
• Joint Standing: Migration served from 28.2.2018 to 1.7.2019; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs served from 1.8.2022 to present
• Joint Statutory: Law Enforcement served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Law Enforcement served from 4.7.2019 to 24.2.2020; Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity served from 1.8.2022 to 1.7.2023; Law Enforcement served from 1.8.2022 to 2.8.2022; Law Enforcement served as Deputy Chair from 3.8.2022 to present; National Anti-Corruption Commission served from 13.2.2023 to present

Parliamentary party positions

• The Nationals. Served: 02.07.2016 to present
• Nationals Whip in the House of Representatives from 26.3.2018 to 10.9.2018.

Party positions

• Chair of the Liberal National Party Wide Bay Division (Qld) from 2010 to 2014.
• Vice-President of the Liberal National Party (Qld) from 2015 to 2016.

Personal

• Born: 26.6.1972, Mona Vale, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

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• Carer from 1988 to 1989.
• Labourer from 1990 to 1996.
• Factory process operator from 1996 to 1999.
• Police Officer (Qld) from 1999 to 2016.

Electorate

• Name: Wide Bay
• Location: The Division of Wide Bay consists of: Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council, Gympie Regional Council, Noosa Shire Council, part of the Fraser Coast Regional Council, part of the South Burnett Regional Council, and part of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.
• Area: 14,227 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 107,495 (at 6.6.2019)
• Industries: Eco-tourism (Fraser Island), historical attractions (Maryborough), natural attractions (Cooloola Coast), timber, dairying, grain, grazing, sugar, tropical fruit orchards, and railway rolling stock (including Queensland's 'tilt' trains).

Honours

• Awarded the Police Service Medal, 10 year clasp (Qld), 2010.
• Awarded the Police Service Medal, 15 year clasp (Qld), 2015.
• Awarded the National Service Medal, 2015.
• Awarded the National Police Medal, 2016.