Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2013. Re-elected 2016.

Ministerial appointments

• Minister for Northern Australia from 18.2.2016 to 19.7.2016.
• Minister for Resources and Northern Australia from 19.7.2016 to 25.7.2017.
• Cabinet Minister from 19.7.2016 to 25.7.2017.
• Cabinet Minister from 27.10.2017.
• Minister for Resources and Northern Australia from 27.10.2017.

Committee service

• Senate Select: Abbott Government's Budget Cuts from 17.7.2014 to 11.8.2015; Wind Turbines from 27.11.2014 to 3.8.2015; Murray-Darling Basin Plan from 25.6.2015 to 23.2.2016; Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures from 11.8.2015 to 9.5.2016; Unconventional Gas Mining from 12.11.2015 to 23.2.2016.
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Economics: Legislation from 1.7.2014 to 23.2.2016; Environment and Communications: Legislation from 1.7.2014 to 3.3.2015; Economics: References from 1.7.2014 to 23.2.2016.
• Joint Statutory: Human Rights from 1.7.2014 to 9.5.2016; Public Works from 1.7.2014 to 2.3.2015; Public Works from 4.3.2015 to 4.2.2016.
• Joint Standing: Electoral Matters from 1.7.2014 to 4.2.2016; National Disability Insurance Scheme from 1.7.2014 to 15.6.2015.
• Joint Select: Northern Australia from 1.7.2014 to 23.2.2015.

Parliamentary party positions

• The Nationals Party Whip in the Senate from 10.9.2015 to 9.5.2016.
• Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate from 2.7.2019.

Personal

• Born 17.12.1980, Southport, Australia
• Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA (University of Queensland)
• BEc(Hons) (University of Queensland)
• Senior Research Economist, Productivity Commission 2003-08
• Senior Executive, KPMG 2008-09
• Director, Productivity Commission 2009-10
• Chief of Staff to Senator BTG Joyce 2010-13