Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Bowman, Queensland, 1975. Re-elected 1977, 1980. Defeated at general elections 1983. Elected to the House of Representatives for Fadden, Queensland, 1984. Re-elected 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001 and 2004. Retired prior to general elections 2007.

Ministerial appointments

• Minister for Administrative Services from 11.3.1996 to 25.9.1997.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Select: Tourism served from 8.12.1976 to 13.3.1978; Tourism served as Chair from 14.3.1978 to 26.10.1978; Televising of the House of Representatives served as Deputy Chair from 21.6.1991 to 22.8.1991
• House of Representatives Standing: House served from 26.11.1980 to 4.2.1983; Transport, Communications and Infrastructure served from 1.12.1988 to 19.2.1990; Banking, Finance and Public Administration served from 12.10.1994 to 24.8.1995; Privileges served from 22.10.1997 to 31.8.1998; Members' Interests served from 23.10.1997 to 31.8.1998; Privileges served from 8.12.1998 to 8.10.2001; Communications, Transport and the Arts served from 8.12.1998 to 8.10.2001
• Joint Select: Video Material served from 20.3.1985 to 28.4.1988; Intelligence Services served as Chair from 28.6.2001 to 27.8.2001
• Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs and Defence served from 4.12.1980 to 4.2.1983; Foreign Affairs and Defence served from 28.2.1985 to 5.6.1987; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 20.10.1987 to 19.2.1990; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 30.6.1994 to 29.1.1996; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 3.6.1998 to 17.10.2007; Electoral Matters served from 29.3.2001 to 8.10.2001
• Joint Statutory: Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings served from 1.3.1978 to 4.2.1983; Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings served from 28.2.1985 to 8.2.1993; Australian Security Intelligence Organization served from 18.11.1997 to 7.4.1998; Australian Security Intelligence Organization served as Presiding member from 8.4.1998 to 8.10.2001; ASIO, ASIS and DSD served as Chair from 21.3.2002 to 31.8.2004; Intelligence and Security served as Chair from 9.12.2004 to 17.10.2007

Conferences, delegations and visits

• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Scandinavia, May-June 1982.
• Member, South Pacific Commission, Pago Pago, October 1982.
• Member, 75th IPU Conference, Mexico City, April 1986.
• Member,77th IPU Conference, Managua, Nicaragua, April-May 1987.
• Member, 80th IPU Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria, September 1988.
• Member, Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee) visit to Thailand and Laos, November-December 1994.
• Deputy Leader, Delegation to the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum Annual Meeting, Acapulco, and bilateral visits to Chile and Barbados, December 1994-January 1995.
• Parliamentary Adviser, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), New York, September-December 1995.
• Official visits to Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Republic of Korea, July 1997.
• Deputy Leader, Parliamentary Delegation to the European Parliamentary Institutions, France and Belgium, April 1998.
• Member, Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade visit to Papua New Guinea, March 1999.
• Member, Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade visit to East Timor, December 1999.
• Study tour, South America, March-April 2000.
• Bilateral visits to Czech Republic, Slovakia and Croatia, April 2001.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to France and Germany, September-October 2001.
• Study tour, UK, July 2001.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to USA and UK, May 2002.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Kuwait, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan, July-August 2002.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Iran and Jordan, October-November 2002.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the Solomon Islands, December 2003.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to China, January 2004.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia, February 2004.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to United Arab Emirates, Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, April 2004.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to South Africa, September-October 2006.

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 13.12.1975 to 05.03.1983, 01.12.1984 to 17.10.2007
• Shadow Minister for Tourism, Aviation and Sport from 12.5.1989 to 11.4.1990.
• Shadow Minister for Tourism and Aviation from 11.4.1990 to 26.5.1994.
• Shadow Cabinet Minister from 28.4.1992 to 26.5.1994.

Party positions

• Member of the Liberal Party State Executive (Qld).
• Vice-Chair of the Liberal Party Bowman Division (Qld) from 1975 to 1976.

Other positions

• Member of the Moreton Region Environmental Education Council.
• Zone Director of the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal.

Personal

• Born: 4.10.1944, Kingroy, Australia
• Died: 13.9.2011
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Deputy General Manager of the Tourist and Travel Corporation (Qld).
• Television executive.

Electorate

• Name: Fadden
• Location: south east Queensland; it includes the suburbs of Coombabah, Coomera, Helensvale, Hope Island, Labrador, Oxenford, Pacific Pines, Paradise Point, Pimpama and Runaway Bay. It also includes South Stradbroke Island.
• Area: 524 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 82,141 (at 9.10.2004)
• Industries: tourism, theme parks, luxury boat building, film and television studios, education, light industrial and high technical manufacturing, sugar cane farming and milling.
• Includes: Fadden includes parts of the Queensland Legislative Assembly electorates of Albert, Broadwater, Gaven, Mudgeeraba and Southport.