Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Wentworth, New South Wales at by-election 1995, vice Dr J Hewson (resigned). Re-elected 1996 and 1998. Retired prior to general elections 2001.

Ministerial appointments

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 11.3.1996 to 9.10.1997.
• Minister for Sport and Tourism from 9.10.1997 to 21.10.1998.
• Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games from 9.10.1997 to 21.10.1998.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Procedure served from 21.6.1995 to 29.1.1996; Banking, Finance and Public Administration served from 24.8.1995 to 29.1.1996
• Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 8.12.1998 to 8.10.2001; Treaties served as Chair from 8.12.1998 to 17.9.2001; Treaties served from 18.9.2001 to 18.9.2001

Conferences, delegations and visits

• Attended official meetings in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, July 1996.
• Attended official meetings in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Japan from September to October 1996.
• Attended official meetings in the Northern Mariana Islands from October to November 1996.
• Attended official meetings in the Marshall Islands, June 1997.
• Attended official meetings in France and the UK, December 1997.
• Attended official meetings in Japan, China and India, February 1998.
• Parliamentary delegation member to the Philippines and Japan from May to June 1999.
• Attended study tour in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, July 1999.
• Parliamentary delegation member to New Zealand, March 2000.
• Attended official meetings in Japan, June 2000.
• Attended study tour in Switzerland, July 2000.

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 08.04.1995 to 08.10.2001

Party positions

• President of the Liberal Party Macarthur Federal Electorate Conference (NSW) from 1993 to 1994.

Personal

• Born: 7.1.1961, Melbourne, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• LLB (University of Melbourne).
• BA (University of Melbourne).
• Solicitor, 1985.
• Investment banker from 1986 to 1991.
• Golf course designer and builder from 1991 to 1995.

Electorate

• Name: Wentworth
• Location: Eastern Sydney; it includes the suburbs of Bellevue Hill, Bondi, Bondi Junction, Bronte, Clovelly, Dover Heights, Double Bay, Edgecliff, Randwick, Vaucluse, Watsons Bay, Waverley and Woollahra.
• Area: 26 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 82,463 (at 3.10.1998)
• Industries: Finance, property and service, wholesale and retail trade, tourism.
• Includes: Wentworth includes the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Vaucluse, and parts of Bligh and Coogee.