Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Deakin, Victoria, 2013. Re-elected 2016 and 2019.

Parliamentary positions

• Member of the Speaker's Panel from 12.10.2015 to 9.5.2016.

Ministerial appointments

• Assistant Minister to the Treasurer from 24.1.2017 to 28.8.2018.
• Assistant Treasurer from 29.5.2019.
• Minister for Housing from 29.5.2019.

Committee service

• Joint Statutory: Corporations and Financial Services from 4.12.2013 to 11.2.2015; Public Accounts and Audit from 4.12.2013 to 10.2.2015; Human Rights from 22.10.2015 to 9.5.2016; Intelligence and Security from 15.9.2016 to 1.7.2019; Corporations and Financial Services from 10.9.2018 to 1.7.2019 (Chair from 13.9.2018 to 1.7.2019).
• Joint Standing: National Broadband Network from 14.9.2016 to 1.7.2019; National Capital and External Territories from 14.9.2016 to 1.7.2019; Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity from 10.9.2018 to 1.7.2019.
• House of Representatives Standing: Social Policy and Legal Affairs from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Tax and Revenue from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016.

Parliamentary party positions

• Secretary of the Coalition Industry Policy Committee from 2013.

Personal

• Born 11.9.1981, Melbourne, Australia
• Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BCom (Deakin University).
• LLB (Deakin University).
• LLM (University of Melbourne).
• Senior Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers 2005-06.
• Senior Associate, Ashurst Australia 2006-13.

Electorate

• Name: Deakin
• Location: The Division of Deakin consists of: part of the Manningham City Council, part of the Maroondah City Council, and part of the Whitehorse City Council.
• Area: 79 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 107,493 (at 13.6.2019)
• Industries: Light manufacturing, commercial and retail industries, and education.