Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Dawson, Queensland, 2022.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Publications served from 1.8.2022 to present; Agriculture served from 1.8.2022 to present
• Joint Select: Northern Australia served from 9.8.2022 to present

Parliamentary party positions

• The Nationals. Served: 21.05.2022 to present

Personal

• Born: 29.1.1969, Bowen, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Managing Director of Koorelah Farms from 1996 to 2010.

Local Government service

• Councillor for Whitsunday Regional Council from March 2012 to March 2013.
• Deputy Mayor of Whitsunday Regional Council from March 2013 to March 2016.
• Mayor of Whitsunday Regional Council from April 2016 to June 2022.

Electorate

• Name: Dawson
• Location: The Division of Dawson consists of: part of the Burdekin Shire Council, part of the Mackay Regional Council, part of the Townsville City Council, and part of the Whitsunday Regional Council.
• Area: 14,630 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 105,248 (at 8.6.2019)
• Industries: Various small crops, prawn and fish farms, sugar growing and refining, beef cattle, coal mining related industries, abattoirs and tourism.