Senator Barnaby Joyce

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Biography

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Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2004 (term began 1.7.2005) and 2010.

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Parliamentary positions

• Temporary Chair of Committees from 26.6.08 to 18.9.08.

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Committee service

• Senate Standing: Library from 16.8.05 to 7.12.05.
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: Legislation Committee from 16.8.05 to 13.9.05 and References Committee from 6.9.05 to 11.9.06; Legal and Constitutional: References Committee from 16.8.05 to 11.9.06; Economics from 11.9.06 to 14.5.09; Economics: Legislation and References Committees from 14.5.09 to 2.2.10.
• Senate Select: Fuel and Energy from 26.6.08 to 18.3.10.
• Joint Standing: National Capital and External Territories from 16.8.05 to 11.3.10.
• Joint Select: Parliamentary Budget Office from 23.11.10 to 23.3.11; Broadcasting Legislation from 14.3.13.

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Conferences, delegations and visits

• Official visit to Italy, October 2010.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, September-October 2008.

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Parliamentary party positions

• Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 8.12.09. Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction from 8.12.09 to 25.3.10; Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Infrastructure and Water from 25.3.10 to 14.9.10; Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Water from 14.9.10.
• Leader of The Nationals in the Senate from 17.9.08.

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Party positions

• Chair, National Party Charleville Branch 1995.
• Vice-Chair, National Party Warrego Electorate Council 1995.
• Delegate, The Nationals' State Conference (Qld) from 1995.
• Delegate, The Nationals' Central Council from 2000.
• Member, The Nationals' State Management Committee 2002-05.
• Assistant Treasurer, The Nationals (Qld) 2002-05; Acting Treasurer 2004.
• Member, National Party Federal Council 2002.
• Chair, The Nationals' St George Branch 2003-05.

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Personal

• Born 17.4.1967, Tamworth, NSW.
• Married.

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Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BFA (UNE), CPA, FCPA.
• Farm worker 1989-91.
• Accountant 1991-94.
• Rural banker 1994-98.
• Self-employed accountant 1998-2005.

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Honours

• Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Foundation.

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