The Hon Peter Slipper MP

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Biography

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Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Fisher, Queensland, 1984 for the National Party of Australia. Defeated 1987.
• Re-elected for the Liberal Party of Australia 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.
• Independent from 24.11.2011.

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Parliamentary positions

• Deputy Speaker from 28.9.10 to 24.11.11.
• Speaker of the House of Representatives from 24.11.11 to 9.10.12.
• Member, Speaker's Panel from 18.2.08 to 28.9.10.

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Ministerial appointments

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration from 21.10.98 to 26.10.04.
• Acting Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister from 14.3.02 to 7.10.03.

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Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Expenditure from 28.2.85 to 5.6.87; Legal and Constitutional Affairs from 12.5.93 to 29.1.96 and from 1.12.04 to 19.7.10 (Chairman from 2.12.04 to 17.10.07); Publications from 26.5.93 to 29.1.96; Family and Community Affairs from 29.5.96 to 27.11.97 (Chairman from 30.5.96 to 3.9.97); Selection Committee from 27.8.97 to 31.8.98; Privileges from 22.10.97 to 31.8.98; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 1.12.04 to 17.10.07; House from 24.11.11 (Chairman from 24.11.11) to 9.10.12.
• Joint Statutory: Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account from 1.12.04 to 23.3.06; Public Works from 11.3.08 to 19.7.10; Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings from 24.11.11 to 9.10.12.
• Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 18.6.96 to 31.8.98 and from 1.11.12; National Capital and External Territories from 25.10.10.

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Conferences, delegations and visits

• Member, Official Delegation to 15th AIPO General Assembly and bilateral visits, Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia, September-October 1994.
• Member, 98th IPU Conference, Cairo, and bilateral visit to Kuwait, September 1997.
• Member, 13th CPA Australian and Pacific Regional Seminar, Kiribati, July 1998.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to China and bilateral visit to Mongolia, April 2005.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia, June 2005.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to 26th AIPO General Assembly, Laos, and bilateral visit to Pakistan, September 2005.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Malaysia and Japan, April 2006.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Fiji, April-May 2006.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the Philippines and Indonesia, September 2006.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Saudi Arabia and China, June-July 2007.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Egypt and Israel, October-November 2008.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Solomon Islands and Samoa, July-August 2011.
• Official visits to South Africa, Uganda, UK, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Hungary and USA, March-April 2012.

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Parliamentary party positions

• Government Whip from 11.7.97 to 18.10.98.

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Party positions

• Member, Liberal Party 1989-2008; Member, Liberal National Party of Queensland 2008-11.
• Alternate Representative, Liberal Party State Executive (Qld) 1990-92.
• Vice-Chairman, Liberal Party Sunshine Coast Zone 1990-92.
• Membership Development Officer, Liberal Party Sunshine Coast Zone 1990-92.
• Branch Vice-Chairman, Liberal Party 1991-92.
• Delegate, Liberal Party and Liberal National Party State Conventions (Qld) 1990-2011.

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Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA, LLB (Qld).
• Barrister and solicitor in various jurisdictions.
• Businessman and farmer.
• Chairman, West Moreton Regional Community Corrections Board (Parole Board).

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Electorate

• Description: rural.
  Location: central and southern Sunshine Coast north of Brisbane; it includes the centres of Beerburrum, Beerwah, Caloundra, Kawana, Landsborough, Maleny, Minyama, Montville and Sippy Downs. It also includes Glass House Mountains.
  
  Area: 1170 sq km (approx.).
  
  Electors enrolled: 83 754 (at 21.8.10).
  
  Industries: tourism, service industries, education, pineapple, orchard and flower crops, dairy and beef cattle farming, and horse racing.
  
  State electorates: Fisher includes the Queensland Legislative Assembly electorates of Caloundra and Kawana, and parts of Glass House and Maroochydore.

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