Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Ryan, Queensland, 2019.

Committee service

• Joint Statutory: Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings (formerly Broadcasting) from 4.7.2019.
• Joint Standing: National Broadband Network from 23.7.2019.
• House of Representatives Standing: Petitions from 4.7.2019; Procedure from 4.7.2019; Social Policy and Legal Affairs from 4.7.2019; Economics from 27.8.2020.

Party positions

• Chairman of the Liberal National Party Ryan Federal Divisional Council.

Personal

• Born 29.8.1985, Brisbane, Australia
• Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA (University of Queensland).
• MJourn (University of Queensland).
• Grad (AICD) (Australian Institute of Company Directors).

Local Government service

• Councillor for Walter Taylor Ward, Brisbane City Council from 2010 to 2019.
• Chairman of the Public and Active Transport and Economic and Tourism Development Committee, Brisbane City Council from 2011 to 2012.
• Chairman of the Finance and Administration Committee, Brisbane City Council from 2012 to 2016.
• Chairman of the Planning and Development Committee, Brisbane City Council from 2016 to 2018.

Electorate

• Name: Ryan
• Location: The Division of Ryan consists of: part of the Brisbane City Council, and part of the Moreton Bay Regional Council.
• Area: 370 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 106,249 (at 7.6.2019)
• Industries: The area is mainly residential and acreage suburbs with some commercial and retail activities. The University of Queensland is located on the Brisbane River at St Lucia, while all of Brisbane's television transmitters are on Mount Coot-tha. By way of contrast, some farming still occurs in the outlying suburbs and the division also includes a large portion of Brisbane Forest Park.