Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Eden-Monaro, New South Wales, 2013. Defeated at general elections 2016.

Ministerial appointments

• Assistant Minister for Productivity from 21.9.2015 to 18.2.2016.
• Assistant Minister for Finance from 18.2.2016 to 19.7.2016.
• Assistant Cabinet Secretary from 18.2.2016 to 19.7.2016.

Committee service

• Joint Standing: Public Accounts and Audit from 18.3.2014 to 12.10.2014.
• House of Representatives Standing: Economics from 4.12.2013 to 12.10.2015.

Party positions

• Member, Joint Policy Committee, Liberal Party (NSW) 2001-02
• President, Eden-Monaro Federal Electorate Conference 2001-02
• President, Eden-Monaro Federal Electorate Conference 2011-12
• Board Member, NSW Country Liberals 2011-13

Personal

• Born 10.1.1962, Brisbane, Australia
• Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• B.Ec(Hons I)(Qld)
• Ph.D (Canberra)
• Chief Executive, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Company Director
• Executive Director, Bahrain Economic Development Board
• Principal, Peter Hendy Consulting
• Chief of Staff, Leader of the Federal Opposition
• Chief of Staff, Minister for Defence
• Chief of Staff, Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
• Chief of Staff, Minister for Education, Science and Training
• Private economic consultant
• Senior Executive, NSW Cabinet Office
• Principal Adviser (Foreign Affairs and Trade), Deputy Leader of the Opposition
• Other positions including Cadet, Commonwealth Treasury

Electorate

• Description: Rural
• Location: New South Wales far south coast, the Snowy Mountains and tablelands; it includes the centres of Adaminaby, Batemans Bay, Bega, Berridale, Bodalla, Bombala, Braidwood, Bungendore, Captains Flat, Cooma, Dalmeny, Delegate, Eden, Jindabyne, Merimbula, Moruya, Narooma, Queanbeyan, Sutton and Tathra.
• Area: 29499 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 100021 (at 7.9.2013)
• Industries: timber industries, beef cattle, sheep and wool, dairy farming, dairy products and mixed farming, the Snowy Mountains hydroelectric scheme, snowfields and tourism.
• Electorate: Eden-Monaro includes the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bega, and parts of Monaro.

Honours

• Awarded Centenary Medal, 01.01.2001

Publications

• Captains of industry: biographies of the presidents of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, MUP, Melbourne: 2008