Mr Patrick Secker MP

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Biography

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Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Barker, South Australia, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.

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Parliamentary positions

• Member, Speaker's Panel from 6.2.07 to 9.3.10.

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Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Primary Industries and Regional Services from 8.12.98 to 8.10.01; Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry from 20.3.02 to 17.10.07; Environment and Heritage from 29.3.01 to 8.10.01; Legal and Constitutional Affairs from 20.3.02 to 17.10.07; Transport and Regional Services from 20.3.02 to 31.8.04; Economics, Finance and Public Administration from 9.2.06 to 17.10.07; Members' Interests from 9.2.06 to 17.10.07; Family, Community, Housing and Youth from 30.11.09 to 10.2.10; Selection from 30.9.10; Privileges and Members' Interests from 25.10.10.
• Joint Statutory: Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund from 8.12.98 to 31.8.04.
• Joint Standing: National Capital and External Territories from 1.12.04 (Deputy Chair from 18.2.08) to 9.3.10 and from 25.10.10 to 20.8.12; Public Works from 10.5.11.

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Conferences, delegations and visits

• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia and the Republic of Korea, July 2001.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Nigeria and South Africa, October-November 2002.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegations to New Zealand, May 2004 and July 2007.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to UK and Singapore, May 2006.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum, Auckland, January 2008.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to South Africa, Jordan and United Arab Emirates, April 2008.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Canada, June 2008.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to New Zealand, August 2009.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to USA, September-October 2009.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Thailand, Hong Kong and China, March-April 2010.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Switzerland and France, October 2010.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Brazil and Panama, April 2011.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Switzerland, Germany and Austria, October 2011.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Uganda, Kazakhstan and Hungary, March-April 2012.

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Parliamentary party positions

• Opposition Whip from 26.2.10.

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Party positions

• Member, Liberal Party State Council (SA) from 1982.
• Federal Vice-President, Young Liberals 1985-87.
• Delegate, Liberal Party Federal Council 1985-87 and 1996-98.
• Member, Liberal Party State Executive 1985-87 and 1996-98.
• State Regional and Rural Chairman, Liberal Party (SA) 1996-98.

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Personal

• Born 6.6.1956 at Happy Valley, SA.

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Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BEc (Politics) (Flinders).
• Primary producer 1974-98.
• Small business retailer 1985-86.
• Director, Maluka Investments 1984-94.
• Director, Upper South East Co-op 1995-96.
• Director, Green Desert Seeds 1996-99.

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Electorate

• Description: rural.
  Location: south-eastern South Australia; it includes the centres of Barmera, Berri, Bordertown, Keith, Kingscote, Kingston SE, Loxton, Mannum, Millicent, Mt Gambier, Murray Bridge, Naracoorte, Nuriootpa, Penola, Renmark, Tailem Bend, Tanunda and Waikerie.
  Area: 64 015 sq km (approx.).
  Electors enrolled: 104 888 (at 21.8.10).
  Industries: beef and dairy cattle, sheep, fishing, cropping, forestry, timber, paper products, wine, fresh and dried fruit, vegetables, transport and tourism.
  State electorates: Barker includes the South Australian House of Assembly electorates of Chaffey, MacKillop and Mount Gambier, and parts of Hammond, Kavel, Light, Schubert and Stuart.

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