Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Western Australia 2014. Resigned 13.4.2016.

Committee service

• Joint Select: Trade and Investment Growth served from 23.9.2014 to 13.4.2016
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation served from 1.7.2014 to 13.4.2016; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: References served from 1.7.2014 to 13.4.2016; Environment and Communications: References served from 1.7.2014 to 13.4.2016

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 01.07.2014 to 13.04.2016

Party positions

• Member of the Australian Labor Party from 1978.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party Administrative Committee (WA) from 1986 to 2014.
• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party National Conference from 1990 to 2014.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party National Executive from 1992 to 1993.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party National Executive from 2008 to 2010.

Personal

• Born: 13.4.1955, Sydney, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Trade union official.
• Assistant Secretary of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (WA) from 1986 to 1996.
• Secretary of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (WA) from 1996 to 2014.
• National Vice-President of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association from 2004 to 2014.