Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Stirling, Western Australia, 2019. Contested the House of Representatives division of Cowan, Western Australia at the 2022 election (defeated).

Committee service

• House of Representatives Select: Mental Health and Suicide Prevention served from 15.2.2021 to 24.11.2021
• House of Representatives Standing: Appropriations and Administration served from 4.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Infrastructure, Transport and Cities served from 4.7.2019 to 11.4.2022
• Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 23.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; National Broadband Network served from 23.7.2019 to 11.4.2022

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 18.05.2019 to 11.04.2022

Personal

• Born: 16.9.1978, Melbourne, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• (BA(English)) (University of New South Wales).
• (DipPersMgmt) (Royal Military College, Duntroon).
• Consultant for CPR Group from 2005 to 2006.
• Employed at Rowland Communications from 2007 to 2008.
• Client Manager for Deloitte from 2008 to 2009.
• Electorate Officer for the Hon. J Bishop, MP, 2008.
• Risk Adviser for the City of Swan, 2010.
• General Manager of Risk Consulting for Dynamiq from 2010 to 2013.
• Membership Manager for the Chamber of Minerals and Energy, 2013.
• Managing Consultant for Kepner-Tregoe (WA) from 2014 to 2015.
• Crisis Management Adviser for Woodside Petroleum from 2016 to 2019.

Military Service

• Officer in the Australian Army from 1996 to 2005.
• Officer in the Australian Army Reserve from 2006 to 2010.
• Officer in the Australian Army Reserve from 2013 to 2019.

Electorate

• Name: Stirling
• Location: Stirling contains the majority of the City of Stirling and a small portion of the City of Bayswater. Suburbs include Balcatta, Balga, Carine, Dianella (part), Gwelup, Hamersley, Joondanna, Karrinyup (part), Mirrabooka, Morley (part), Nollamara, North Beach, Osborne park (part), Scarborough (part), Stirling, Trigg, Tuart Hill, Watermans Bay, Westminster and Yokine.
• Area: 74 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 101,243 (at 7.6.2019)
• Industries: Industries include light industrial, retail, commercial, medical, fishing, tourism and recreation.

Publications

• After COVID-19 (vol. 3), Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Canberra (ACT), 2020.