Biography
- Parliamentary service
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- State: Elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Glass House, 1989.
- Federal: Elected to the House of Representatives for Longman, Queensland, 2007. Defeated at general elections 2010.
- Committee service
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- House of Representatives Standing: Publications served from 19.2.2008 to 19.7.2010; Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government served from 19.2.2008 to 19.7.2010
- Joint Standing: Electoral Matters served from 18.2.2008 to 19.7.2010
- Parliamentary party positions
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- Australian Labor Party. Served: 24.11.2007 to 21.08.2010
- Personal
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- Born: 10.11.1950, Bulli, Australia
- Died: 17.1.2021
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
- Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
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- Travel consultant from 1970 to 1972.
- Airline clerk from 1972 to 1989.
- State/Territory Government service
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- Elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Glass House, 1989.
- Elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Caboolture, 1992. Resigned 26.6.1998 following election to the House of Representatives division of Longman, Queensland.
- Electorate
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- Name: Longman
- Location: southern Queensland to the north and north-west of Brisbane; it includes the centres of Beachmere, Bribie Island, Burpengary, Dakabin, Deception Bay, Donnybrook, Kallangur, Ningi, North Lakes, Toorbul and parts of Caboolture, Morayfield and Narangba.
- Area: 477 Sq km
- Electors enrolled: 89,815 (at 24.11.2007)
- Industries: tourism, light industry, beef cattle, horse studs, prawn farming, poultry farms, pig farming and various crops including grains, pineapples, fruit and flower farms.
- Includes: Longman includes parts of the Queensland Legislative Assembly electorates of Glass House, Kallangur, Murrumba and Pumicestone.