Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2013. (term ended 2016-07-02). Re-elected 2016 (term began 2016-07-02).

Ministerial appointments

• Minister for Northern Australia from 18.2.16 to 19.7.16
• Minister for Resources and Northern Australia from 19.7.16 to 25.7.17
• Cabinet Minister from 19.07.2016 to 25.07.2017
• Cabinet Minister from 27.10.2017
• Minister for Resources and Northern Australia from 27.10.17

Committee service

• Senate Select: Abbott Government's Budget Cuts from 17.07.2014 to 11.08.2015; Wind Turbines from 27.11.2014 to 03.08.2015; Murray-Darling Basin Plan from 25.06.2015 to 23.02.2016; Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures from 11.08.2015 to 09.05.2016; Unconventional Gas Mining from 12.11.2015 to 23.02.2016.
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Abbott Government's Budget Cuts from 17.07.2014 to 11.08.2015; Wind Turbines from 27.11.2014 to 03.08.2015; Murray-Darling Basin Plan from 25.06.2015 to 23.02.2016; Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures from 11.08.2015 to 09.05.2016; Unconventional Gas Mining from 12.11.2015 to 23.02.2016.
• Joint Statutory: Abbott Government's Budget Cuts from 17.07.2014 to 11.08.2015; Wind Turbines from 27.11.2014 to 03.08.2015; Murray-Darling Basin Plan from 25.06.2015 to 23.02.2016; Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures from 11.08.2015 to 09.05.2016; Unconventional Gas Mining from 12.11.2015 to 23.02.2016.
• Joint Standing: Abbott Government's Budget Cuts from 17.07.2014 to 11.08.2015; Wind Turbines from 27.11.2014 to 03.08.2015; Murray-Darling Basin Plan from 25.06.2015 to 23.02.2016; Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures from 11.08.2015 to 09.05.2016; Unconventional Gas Mining from 12.11.2015 to 23.02.2016.
• Joint Select: Abbott Government's Budget Cuts from 17.07.2014 to 11.08.2015; Wind Turbines from 27.11.2014 to 03.08.2015; Murray-Darling Basin Plan from 25.06.2015 to 23.02.2016; Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures from 11.08.2015 to 09.05.2016; Unconventional Gas Mining from 12.11.2015 to 23.02.2016.

Parliamentary party positions

• The Nationals Party Whip in the Senate from 10.9.15 to 9.5.16

Personal

• Born 17.12.1980, Southport, Australia.
• Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• B.Ec (Hons)(Qld)
• B.A (Qld)
• 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