Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives

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The Hon Joe Hockey MP, Member for North Sydney (NSW)

Parliamentary Service

Elected to the House of Representatives for North Sydney, New South Wales, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2007.

Ministerial Appointments

Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing from 6.12.07.
Minister for Financial Services and Regulation from 21.10.98 to 26.11.01.
Minister for Small Business and Tourism from 26.11.01 to 26.10.04.
Minister for Human Services from 26.10.04 to 30.01.07, and Minister Assisting the Minister for Workplace Relations from 10.08.06 to 30.01.07.
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations from 30.01.07 to 3.12.07, and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service from 30.01.07 to 3.12.07.

Parliamentary party positions

Manager of Opposition Business in the House from 6.12.07 to 16.2.09.
Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 6.12.07.

Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing from 6.12.07 to 22.9.08.
Shadow Minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation from 22.9.08 to 16.2.09;
Shadow Treasurer from 16.2.09.

Committee Service

House of Representatives Standing:
Environment, Recreation and the Arts from 30.5.96 to 31.8.98;
Financial Institutions and Public Administration from 29.5.96 to 31.8.98;
Economics from 10.11.08 to 11.8.09.

Conferences, Delegations and Visits

Official visits to Hong Kong, March 1999; Hong Kong and the Philippines, April-May 1999; Thailand, June 1999; Samoa, July 1999; France, UK and USA, July 1999; Singapore and Japan, September-October 1999; Germany, France, the Netherlands, UK and Ireland, October-November 1999; USA and Canada, February-March 2000; Singapore, May 2000; Hong Kong, August 2000; Germany, Spain and UK, October 2000; USA, February 2001; New Zealand, September 2002; Indonesia, March 2003; Japan, Singapore, UK and USA, July 2003; Singapore, July 2003; China and Hong Kong, October-November 2003; Singapore, France, Armenia and UK, November 2005; Papua New Guinea, April 2006.

Party Positions

Treasurer, North Sydney Federal Electorate Council 1992-94.
Former State President, Young Liberal Movement (NSW).

Other Positions

Chair, Sydney Airport Community Forum 1996-98.
President, University of Sydney Students' Representative Council 1986-87.

Personal

Born 2.8.1965, Sydney, NSW.

Married.

Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament

BA, LLB (Syd).

Director of Policy to the Premier of New South Wales.
Banking and finance lawyer.

Electorate

For more information about this electorate, visit the Australian Electoral Commission website link on the previous page