Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2013 (term began 1.7.2014) and 2016.

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 and from 27.10.17.

Committee service

• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Economics: Legislation and References Committees from 1.7.14 to 23.2.16; Environment and Communications: Legislation Committee from 1.7.14 to 3.3.15.
• Joint Statutory: Human Rights from 1.7.14 to 9.5.16; Public Works from 1.7.14 to 2.3.15 and from 4.3.15 to 4.2.16.
• Joint Standing: Electoral Matters from 1.7.14 to 4.2.16; National Disability Insurance Scheme from 1.7.14 to 15.6.15.
• Joint Select: Northern Australia from 1.7.14 to 23.2.15.
• Senate Select: Wind Turbines from 27.11.14 to 3.8.15; Murray-Darling Basin Plan from 25.6.15 to 23.2.16; Abbott Government's Budget Cuts from 17.7.14 to 9.5.16 (renamed Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures on 11.8.15); Unconventional Gas Mining from 12.11.15 to 23.2.16.

Parliamentary party positions

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

Personal

• Born 17.12.1980, Southport, Qld.
• Married.

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BEc (Hons), BA (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.