The Hon Alan Griffin MP

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Biography

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Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Corinella, Victoria, 1993.
• Re-elected following the 1994 electoral redistribution for Bruce, Victoria, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.

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Ministerial appointments

• Minister for Veterans Affairs from 3.12.07 to 14.9.10.
• Minister for Defence Personnel from 1.4.10 to 14.9.10.

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Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Publications from 26.5.93 to 31.8.98; Employment, Education and Training from 27.6.94 to 13.2.97; Legal and Constitutional Affairs from 31.8.00 to 8.10.01; Economics, Finance and Public Administration from 20.3.02 to 31.8.04; Communications, Information Technology and the Arts from 2.12.04 to 25.5.06.
• Joint Statutory: Public Accounts from 12.5.93 to 1.1.98; Public Accounts and Audit from 1.1.98 to 9.8.99 and from 20.3.02 to 31.8.04; Corporations and Financial Services from 20.3.02 to 31.8.04 and from 25.10.10.
• Joint Standing: Electoral Matters from 26.5.93 to 15.5.97, from 30.10.97 to 31.8.98, from 6.9.05 to 17.10.07 and from 25.10.10; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 25.10.10.

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Conferences, delegations and visits

• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to European Parliamentary Institutions, and bilateral visits to UK (Northern Ireland) and Republic of Ireland, September-October 1996.
• Member, 98th IPU Conference, Cairo, and bilateral visit to Kuwait, September 1997.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the 9th Annual Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, Valparaiso, Chile, and bilateral visit to Chile, January 2001.
• Official visit to USA, August-September 2005; Turkey and Egypt, April-May 2006.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Morocco, Algeria and Nigeria, August-September 2006.
• Official visits to Vietnam, December 2007; France, Israel and USA, April-May 2008; New Zealand, May-June 2008; France, Belgium and UK, November 2008; Brunei and Malaysia, December 2008; Timor-Leste, March 2009; UK, France and Belgium, April 2009; Papua New Guinea, July 2009; Poland and UK, August-September 2009; Papua New Guinea, November-December 2009; UK, France and Belgium, April 2009; France, January-February 2010; New Zealand, February 2010; Indonesia, April 2010; Turkey, April 2010.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia and Tonga, September-October 2011.

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Parliamentary party positions

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Health from 20.10.98 to 25.11.01; Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition from 25.11.01; Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Treasury, Finance and Small Business (Consumer Affairs and Banking Services) from 25.11.01 to 18.2.03.
• Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 18.2.03 to 3.12.07. Shadow Minister for Consumer Protection and Consumer Health from 18.2.03 to 8.12.03; Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Shadow Minister Assisting the Shadow Minister for Health from 8.12.03 to 26.10.04; Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation from 26.10.04 to 24.6.05; Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs from 24.6.05 to 3.12.07; Shadow Special Minister of State from 24.6.05 to 3.12.07; and Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel from 10.12.06 to 3.12.07.

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Party positions

• Member, ALP from 1979.
• Member, ALP State Administrative Committee (Vic) 1989-91 and 1993.
• Delegate, ALP State Conference (Vic) from 1984.
• Secretary, ALP Springvale South Branch 1990-93.

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Personal

• Born 23.2.1960, Melbourne, Vic.
• Married.

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Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA (ANU).
• Public servant 1984-85.
• Union organiser 1986 and 1988-89.
• Electorate secretary 1987-88 and 1989-90.
• Ministerial adviser to the Victorian State Minister for Community Services, the Hon. K Setches, MLA 1990-91.
• Ministerial adviser to the Hon. S Crean, MP 1991-93.

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Electorate

• Description: outer metropolitan.
  Location: eastern Melbourne; it includes the suburbs of Dandenong North, Mulgrave, Noble Park North, Wheelers Hill and parts of Clayton, Dandenong, Glen Waverley, Noble Park, Notting Hill and Springvale.
  Area: 68 sq km (approx.).
  Electors enrolled: 88 171 (at 21.8.10).
  Industries: commercial activities including warehouse and light engineering.
  State electorates: Bruce includes the Victorian Legislative Assembly electorate of Mulgrave, and parts of Clayton, Dandenong, Forest Hill, Mt Waverly and Scoresby.
  

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