The Hon Christopher Pyne MP

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Biography

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Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Sturt, South Australia, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.

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Ministerial appointments

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Family and Community Services from 7.10.03 to 26.10.04.
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing from 26.10.04 to 30.1.07.
• Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing from 30.1.07 to 21.3.07.
• Minister for Ageing from 21.3.07 to 3.12.07.

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Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 12.5.93 to 31.5.94 and from 29.5.96 to 4.6.97; Transport, Communications and Infrastructure from 12.5.93 to 29.1.96; Legal and Constitutional Affairs from 10.5.94 to 29.1.96; Financial Institutions and Public Administration from 29.5.96 to 31.8.98; Economics, Finance and Public Administration from 8.12.98 to 18.6.02; Employment, Education and Training from 30.5.96 to 31.8.98; Procedure from 8.12.98 (Chair from 10.12.98) to 6.11.00; Communications, Information Technology and the Arts from 20.3.02 (Chair from 20.3.02) to 4.11.03.
• Joint Statutory: Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity from 11.3.08 to 25.9.08; Australian Crime Commission from 11.3.08 to 25.9.08.
• Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 8.12.98 to 11.2.02; Electoral Matters from 6.11.00 (Chair from 6.11.00) to 11.2.02.
• Joint Select: Republic Referendum from 2.6.99 to 9.8.99; Parliamentary Budget Office from 23.11.10 to 23.3.11.

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Conferences, delegations and visits

• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to USA and Venezuela, July 1997.
• Official visits to New Zealand, April 2005 and July 2006.

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Parliamentary party positions

• Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Social Security from 26.5.94 to 11.3.96.
• Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 6.12.07. Shadow Minister for Justice and Border Protection from 6.12.07 to 22.9.08; Shadow Minister Assisting the Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship from 6.12.07 to 22.9.08; Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training from 22.9.08.
• Manager of Opposition Business in the House from 16.2.09.

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Party positions

• State President, Young Liberals (SA) 1988-90.
• Member, Liberal Party State Executive (SA) 1988-92.
• Policy Coordinator, Liberal Party (SA) 1990-92.
• Vice-President, Australian Young Liberal Movement 1990-91.
• Member, Liberal Party Federal Executive 1990-91.
• Delegate to Liberal Party State and Federal Councils.
• Member, Liberal Party Campaign Committee (SA).
• Member, Liberal Party Policy Committee (SA).
• Member, Liberal Party Federal Advisory Committee on Electoral Matters.

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Personal

• Born 13.8.1967, Adelaide, SA.
• Married.

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Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• LLB (Adel).
• Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (SA).
• Research assistant to Senator AE Vanstone 1987-90.
• Solicitor 1991-93.

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Electorate

• Description: inner metropolitan.
  Location: eastern Adelaide; it includes the suburbs of Athelstone, Burnside, Campbelltown, Frewville, Gilles Plains, Glenside, Highbury, Hillcrest, Kensington, Klemzig, Magill, Payneham and Tranmere.
  Area: 84 sq km (approx.).
  Electors enrolled: 99 061 (at 21.8.10).
  Industries: commercial and retail industries.
  State electorates: Sturt includes the South Australian House of Assembly electorate of Hartley, and parts of Bragg, Florey, Morialta, Newland, Norwood, Torrens and Unley.

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