The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP

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Biography

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Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Groom, Queensland, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.

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Ministerial appointments

• Minister for Small Business from 30.1.01 to 26.11.01.
• Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources from 26.11.01 to 3.12.07.

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Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Primary Industries and Regional Services from 8.12.98 to 8.3.01; Library from 8.12.98 to 8.3.01; Industry, Science and Resources from 22.6.00 to 8.3.01; Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government from 3.2.10 to 19.7.10; Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts from 10.2.10 to 19.7.10.
• Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 11.3.08 to 3.2.10.

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Conferences, delegations and visits

• Official visits to China, April 2002; Japan and Singapore, May 2002; UK, France, Russia and Mexico, July 2002; USA, December 2003; Japan, May 2004; USA, June 2004; New Zealand, December 2004; USA and Mexico, January 2005; UK, France and Austria, April 2005; USA, June 2005; Chile, Mexico and USA, August 2005; Japan and Thailand, September-October 2005; Republic of Korea, China and Mongolia, October 2005; USA and Mexico, January 2006; Indonesia and UK, June-July 2006; Mexico, September-October 2006; Japan, November 2006; India, November 2006.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Timor-Leste, August 2009.

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Parliamentary party positions

• Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 6.12.07. Shadow Minister for Trade from 6.12.07 to 22.9.08; Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources from 22.9.08 to 8.12.09 and from 25.3.10; Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Water from 8.12.09 to 25.3.10.

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Personal

• Born 5.4.1955 at Kingaroy, Qld.
• Married.

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Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Farmer.
• President, Queensland Graingrowers Association.
• President, Grains Council of Australia.

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Electorate

• Description: provincial.
  Location: south-east Queensland, west of Brisbane; it includes the city of Toowoomba and the towns of Oakey and Pittsworth.
  
  Area: 5594 sq km (approx.).
  
  Electors enrolled: 93 374 (at 21.8.10).
  
  Industries: agriculture, retailing, food processing, education, health and community services. Groom also includes the Army Aviation Centre in Oakey and the Army Signals Base at Cabarlah.
  State electorates: Groom includes the Queensland Legislative Assembly electorates of Toowoomba North and Toowoomba South, and parts of Condamine and Nanango.

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