Biography

Parliamentary service

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

Parliamentary positions

• from 12.10.2015 to 9.5.2016 (Member, Speaker's Panel from 12.10.15 to 9.5.16).

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; National Broadband Network from 14.9.2016; National Capital and External Territories from 14.9.2016; Intelligence and Security from 15.9.2016.
• Joint Standing: Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity from 10.9.2018; Corporations and Financial Services from 10.9.2018 (Chair from 13.9.2018).
• 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

• Location: eastern Melbourne; it includes the suburbs of Bayswater North (part), Blackburn, Blackburn North, Croydon (part), Croydon South (part), Forest Hill (part), Heathmont, Mitcham, Nunawading, Ringwood, Ringwood East, Ringwood North (part), Vermont and Vermont South.
• Area: 70 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 99,698 (at 2.7.2016)
• Industries: mainly residential with some light manufacturing, commercial and retail industries.