Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Dickson, Queensland, 2001. Re-elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2022. Defeated at general elections 2025.

Ministerial appointments

• Minister for Workforce Participation from 26.10.2004 to 27.1.2006.
• Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer from 27.1.2006 to 3.12.2007.
• Minister for Health from 18.9.2013 to 23.12.2014.
• Minister for Sport from 18.9.2013 to 23.12.2014.
• Cabinet Minister from 18.9.2013 to 23.5.2022.
• Minister for Immigration and Border Protection from 23.12.2014 to 28.8.2018.
• Minister for Home Affairs from 20.12.2017 to 30.3.2021.
• Minister for Defence from 30.3.2021 to 23.5.2022.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Family and Community Affairs served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004; Employment and Workplace Relations served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004; Economics served from 11.3.2008 to 25.9.2008
• Joint Statutory: Australian Crime Commission served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 10.11.2001 to present
• Shadow Minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation from 6.12.2007 to 22.9.2008.
• Shadow Cabinet Minister from 6.12.2007 to 18.9.2013.
• Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing from 22.9.2008 to 18.9.2013.
• Leader of the Opposition from 5.6.2022 to 13.5.2025.
• Shadow Cabinet Minister from 5.6.2022 to 13.5.2025.
• Leader of the House from 30.3.2021 to 11.4.2022.
• Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party from 30.5.2022 to 13.5.2025.

Party positions

• Member of Government Backbench Committees on Health and Ageing; Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.
• Member of Government Backbench Committees on Attorney-General, Justice and Customs.
• Policy Vice-Chair of Bayside Young Liberals (Qld), 1989.
• Chair of Bayside Young Liberals (Qld), 1990.
• Secretary of the Liberal Party Brisbane Central Branch (Qld), 2000.

Personal

• Born: 18.11.1970, Brisbane, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BBus (Queensland University of Technology).
• Police officer from 1990 to 1999.
• Company director from 1993 to 2001.

Electorate

• Name: Dickson
• Location: The Division of Dickson consists of: part of the Brisbane City Council, and part of the Moreton Bay Regional Council.
• Area: 724 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 108,211 (at 10.6.2019)
• Industries: Farming, retail and industrial activities.