Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Boothby, South Australia, 2016. Re-elected 2019. Retired prior to general elections 2022.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Select: Address in Reply served from 30.8.2016 to 31.8.2016; Social Media and Online Safety served from 8.12.2021 to 21.12.2021
• House of Representatives Standing: Tax and Revenue served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Communications and the Arts served from 10.5.2018 to 11.4.2019; House served from 4.7.2019 to 19.9.2019; Selection served from 4.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Privileges and Members' Interests served from 16.2.2022 to 11.4.2022
• Joint Standing: Treaties served from 23.7.2019 to 11.4.2022
• Joint Statutory: Public Accounts and Audit served from 14.9.2016 to 1.7.2019; Public Accounts and Audit served from 25.10.2021 to 11.4.2022

Parliamentary party positions

• Government Whip in the House of Representatives from 2.7.2019 to 11.4.2022.

Party positions

• Member of the Young Liberal Movement (SA) from 2000 to 2002.
• Member of the Liberal Party (SA) from 2007.
• Member of the Liberal Party Rural and Regional Council (SA) from 2011.
• Executive Member of the Flinders University Liberal Club from 2012 to 2015.
• Secretary and Treasurer of the Flinders University Liberal Club from 2012 to 2015.
• Member of the Liberal Party Women's Council (SA) from 2014.
• Member of the Liberal Party Women's Council, 70th Anniversary Committee from 2014 to 2015.
• Delegate to the Liberal Party State Council (SA) from 2014.
• Chairman of the Liberal Party Rural and Regional Council (SA) from 2014 to 2016.
• Delegate from South Australia to the Federal Liberal Party Rural and Regional Council from 2014 to 2016.
• Member of the Liberal Party State Executive (SA) from 2014 to 2016.
• Delegate to the Liberal Party Federal Council from 2014 to 2016.

Personal

• Born: 15.7.1978, Kingston South East, Australia
• Gender: Female

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA(Hons) (Flinders University).
• LLBBLegPrac (Flinders University).
• Admitted to the High Court of Australia.
• Admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
• Admitted to the Supreme Court of South Australia.
• Solicitor, Baldock, Stacey & Niven, 2002.
• Policy Advisor to the Director of Corporate Relations at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2004 to 2007.
• Policy Advisor to Federal and State Liberal Party leaders and Shadow Ministers from 2008 to 2012.
• Columnist for Fairfax Media Ltd. and News Ltd. from 2013 to 2015.
• Research Fellow at the Menzies Research Centre, 2015.

Electorate

• Name: Boothby
• Location: The Division of Boothby consists of: City of Holdfast Bay, part of the City of Marion, part of the City of Mitcham, and part of the City of Unley.
• Area: 115 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 123,949 (at 18.6.2019)
• Industries: Major retailing, army camp and military barracks, tertiary education, tourism, several hospitals and various small industries.

Publications

• Gender and Politics (co-author with N Cater), Menzies Research Centre, 2015.