Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for O'Connor, Western Australia, 2013. Re-elected 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025.

Parliamentary positions

• Member of the Speaker's Panel from 9.9.2019 to 15.2.2021.
• Member of the Speaker's Panel from 30.7.2021 to 11.4.2022.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Select: Regional Australia served from 17.9.2019 to 15.3.2022
• House of Representatives Standing: Agriculture and Industry served from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Indigenous Affairs served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Agriculture and Water Resources served from 14.9.2016 to 2.10.2016; Communications and the Arts served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Agriculture and Water Resources served as Chair from 3.10.2016 to 11.4.2022; Environment and Energy served from 4.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Industry, Science and Resources served from 1.8.2022 to 28.3.2025; Agriculture served from 2.8.2022 to 21.8.2022; Agriculture served as Deputy Chair from 22.8.2022 to present; Appropriations and Administration served from 29.7.2025 to present; Privileges and Members' Interests served from 29.7.2025 to present
• Joint Select: Road Safety served from 24.10.2019 to 9.11.2020; Road Safety served from 11.5.2021 to 25.3.2022
• Joint Standing: Parliamentary Library served from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Trade and Investment Growth served from 14.9.2016 to 1.7.2019; Trade and Investment Growth served from 29.7.2025 to 27.8.2025; Electoral Matters served from 29.7.2025 to present; Trade and Investment Growth served as Deputy Chair from 27.8.2025 to present
• Joint Statutory: Public Accounts and Audit served from 4.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Public Works served from 4.7.2019 to 2.12.2020; Public Works served as Chair from 3.12.2020 to 11.4.2022; Public Works served from 29.7.2025 to present

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 07.09.2013 to present
• Shadow Assistant Minister for Trade from 5.6.2022 to 28.5.2025.

Party positions

• President of the Liberal Party Katanning Branch (WA).
• Treasurer of the Liberal Party O'Connor Division (WA).
• President of the Liberal Party O'Connor Division (WA).
• Member of the Liberal Party Rural Policy Committee.

Personal

• Born: 2.1.1966, Katanning, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BBus(Ag) (Curtin University).
• Self-employed farmer from 1990 to 2013.
• Vice-Chairman of the Grains Committee at the Pastoralists and Graziers Association from 2000 to 2008.
• Chairman of the Grains Committee at the Pastoralists and Graziers Association from 2008 to 2011.

Electorate

• Name: O'Connor
• Location: O'Connor covers a large area from the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku in the north to the Shire of Dundas in the south following the coast west to Manjimup. The Division includes the Cities of Albany and Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and the Shires of Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Collie, Coolgardie, Corrigin, Denmark, Dundas, Esperance, Kondinin, Laverton, Manjimup, Ngaanyatjarraku, Wandering and Williams.
• Area: 868,576 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 101,983 (at 11.6.2019)
• Industries: Industries include agriculture, fishing, forestry, aquaculture, mining and tourism.