Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Bonner, Queensland, 2004. Defeated at general elections 2007. Elected to the House of Representatives for Bonner, Queensland, 2010. Re-elected 2013 and 2016, 2019 and 2022. Defeated at general elections 2025.

Parliamentary positions

• Member of the Speaker's Panel from 14.11.2013 to 28.3.2025.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation served from 1.12.2004 to 17.10.2007; Health and Ageing served from 1.12.2004 to 17.10.2007; Publications served as Deputy Chair from 25.10.2010 to 5.8.2013; Social Policy and Legal Affairs served from 25.10.2010 to 5.8.2013; Privileges and Members' Interests served from 5.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Publications served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Petitions served from 14.9.2016 to 21.6.2017; Privileges and Members' Interests served as Chair from 15.6.2017 to 11.4.2019; Procedure served as Chair from 4.7.2019 to 17.9.2019; Procedure served as Chair from 12.2.2020 to 11.4.2022; Procedure served from 5.5.2020 to 31.7.2020; Procedure served as Deputy Chair from 1.8.2020 to 28.3.2025; Publications served from 11.3.2022 to 27.9.2022; Petitions served as Deputy Chair from 2.8.2022 to 28.3.2025; Publications served as Deputy Chair from 27.9.2022 to 28.3.2025
• Joint Standing: National Capital and External Territories served from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Treaties served from 1.9.2016 to 1.7.2019; Migration served from 9.11.2016 to 1.7.2019; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 23.7.2019 to 11.4.2022
• Joint Statutory: Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings served from 14.9.2016 to 1.7.2019; Public Accounts and Audit served from 4.7.2019 to 17.9.2019; Public Accounts and Audit served from 5.5.2020 to 11.4.2022

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 09.10.2004 to 24.11.2007, 21.08.2010 to 03.05.2025

Personal

• Born: 8.10.1966, Melbourne, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• AFAMI (Australian Marketing Institute).
• BCom (Griffith University).
• MIPMA (Institute of Personnel Management Australia).
• Marketing manager from 1992 to 1994.
• Managing director from 1994 to 1999.
• Research officer from 2000 to 2004.
• Business development manager from 2007 to 2010.

Electorate

• Name: Bonner
• Location: The Division of Bonner consists of: part of the Brisbane City Council, and part of the Redland City Council.
• Area: 374 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 104,599 (at 6.6.2019)
• Industries: Industries include tourism, transport, manufacturing and retail. The Port of Brisbane is located in Bonner as are light industrial areas in Murarrie, Hemmant and Lytton.