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 21.9.15 to 18.2.16.
• Assistant Minister for Finance from 18.2.16 to 19.7.16.
• Assistant Cabinet Secretary from 18.2.16 to 19.7.16.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Economics from 4.12.13 to 12.10.15.
• Joint Standing: Public Accounts and Audit from 18.3.14 to 12.10.14.

Party positions

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

Personal

• Born 10.1.1962, Brisbane, Qld.
• Married.

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BEc(Hons I)(Qld), PhD (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; Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business; and for 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: 29 499 sq km (approx.).
• Electors enrolled: 100 021 (at 7.9.13).
• Industries: timber industries, beef cattle, sheep and wool, dairy farming, dairy products and mixed farming, the Snowy Mountains hydroelectric scheme, snowfields and tourism.
• State electorates: Eden-Monaro includes the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bega, and parts of Monaro.

Honours

• Awarded Centenary Medal 2003.

Publications

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