Biography

Parliamentary service

• State: Elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bundaberg from 25.11.2017 to 30.10.2020.
• Federal: Elected to the House of Representatives for Hinkler, Queensland, 2025.

Parliamentary party positions

• The Nationals. Served: 03.05.2025 to present
• Nationals Deputy Whip in the House of Representatives from 30.5.2025.

Party positions

• Chair of the Liberal National Party Bundaberg State Electorate Council (Qld) from 2021 to 2024.

Personal

• Born: 24.6.1971, Bundaberg, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• (AdvDipInvPrac) (Queensland Police Service).
• (CertIVAssmt&Train) (Queensland Police Service).
• (DipPubSafety) (Queensland Police Service).
• (DipLocGov(Admin)) (Local Government Association of Queensland).
• (AdvDipPubSafety) (Australian Emergency Management Institute).
• Police Officer (Detective Sergeant) of the Queensland Police Service from January 1989 to July 2012.
• Community Resilience and Disaster Management Coordinator for the Bundaberg Regional Council from July 2021 to April 2025.

State/Territory Government service

• Elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bundaberg from 25.11.2017 to 30.10.2020.
• Shadow Assistant Minister for State Development from December 2017 to October 2020.
• Member of the State Development, Natural Resources and Agricultural Industry Development Committee from March 2018 to May 2020.

Local Government service

• Deputy Chair of the Bundaberg Local Disaster Management Group from March 2008 to November 2017.
• Councillor for Bundaberg Regional Council from April 2008 to November 2017.
• Disaster Recovery Coordinator for the Bundaberg Local Disaster Management Group from December 2010 to December 2013.
• Deputy Mayor of Bundaberg Regional Council from April 2012 to April 2016.

Electorate

• Name: Hinkler
• Location: The Division of Hinkler consists of: part of the Bundaberg Regional Council, and part of the Fraser Coast Regional Council.
• Area: 3,818 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 107,742 (at 8.6.2019)
• Industries: Sugar, a myriad of small crops including tomatoes, avocados and macadamia nuts, rum, fishing, seafood industries and tourism.

Honours

• Awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship - Sunrise Rotary Club Bundaberg.
• Awarded the National Medal - Queensland Police Service, 2006.
• Awarded the Assistant Commissioner's Certificate (Operational) - Queensland Police Service, 2006.
• Awarded the Queensland Police Service Medal (20 year clasp), 2009.
• Awarded the Queensland Flood and Cyclone Citation, 2011.
• Awarded the National Police Service Medal, 2015.