Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Flynn, Queensland, 2010. Re-elected 2013, 2016 and 2019.

Committee service

• Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 25.10.2010 to 5.8.2013; Treaties from 11.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Treaties from 1.9.2016 to 7.11.2016; Trade and Investment Growth from 14.9.2016 to 1.7.2019 (Chair from 14.9.2016 to 1.7.2019).
• Joint Select: Trade and Investment Growth from 25.9.2014 to 9.5.2016 (Chair from 27.11.2014 to 9.5.2016).
• House of Representatives Standing: Publications from 25.10.2010 to 5.8.2013; Appropriations and Administration from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; House from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016 (Chair from 25.6.2014 to 9.5.2016); Petitions from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Employment, Education and Training from 7.11.2016 to 11.4.2019; Agriculture and Water Resources from 4.7.2019; Publications from 4.7.2019; Selection from 4.7.2019.

Parliamentary party positions

• Nationals Whip in the House of Representatives from 2.7.2019.

Personal

• Born 30.6.1950, Gladstone, Australia
• Single

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Self-employed business owner from 1978.
• Fuel distributorship 1978-98.
• Publican 1998-2004.
• Timber and hardware merchant from 1998.
• Company director from 2006.

Electorate

• Name: Flynn
• Location: The Division of Flynn consists of: Banana Shire Council, Central Highlands Regional Council, Gladstone Regional Council, North Burnett Regional Council, Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council, part of the Bundaberg Regional Council, part of the Rockhampton Regional Council, and part of the South Burnett Regional Council.
• Area: 132,824 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 103,061 (at 7.6.2019)
• Industries: Primary production including coal, oil, gas, orchards, cotton, grain and cattle. The Port of Gladstone is a major export facility for the area.