Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Aston, Victoria, 2010. Re-elected 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2022. Resigned 17.2.2023.

Ministerial appointments

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister from 18.9.2013 to 21.9.2015.
• Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister from 21.9.2015 to 18.2.2016.
• Assistant Minister for Social Services from 30.9.2015 to 18.2.2016.
• Minister for Human Services from 18.2.2016 to 20.12.2017.
• Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs from 20.12.2017 to 28.8.2018.
• Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population from 28.8.2018 to 22.12.2020.
• Cabinet Minister from 29.5.2019 to 4.3.2022.
• Minister for Education and Youth from 22.12.2020 to 4.3.2022.

Acting Ministries

• Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs from 13.12.2019 to 22.12.2020.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Education and Employment served from 25.10.2010 to 5.8.2013

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 21.08.2010 to 17.02.2023
• Shadow Minister for Education from 5.6.2022 to 12.2.2023.
• Shadow Cabinet Minister from 5.6.2022 to 12.2.2023.

Party positions

• Convener of the Liberal Party Education Policy Forum.
• Member of the Liberal Party Education Committee.
• Member of the Liberal Party Campaign Headquarters Team.
• Member of the Liberal Party from 2002.

Personal

• Born: 24.2.1971, Pakenham, Australia
• Gender: Male

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• MBA (Harvard University).
• BA (University of Melbourne).
• LLB(Hons) (University of Melbourne).
• Consultant at Boston Consulting Group from 1996 to 2001.
• Senior Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Education from 2002 to 2006.
• Deputy Director of the Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership from 2006 to 2009.
• Principal of a business advisory firm from 2009 to 2010.

Electorate

• Name: Aston
• Location: The Division of Aston consists of Knox City Council.
• Area: 113 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 110,342 (at 5.6.2019)
• Industries: Light industry, including electronics, chemical production, food manufacturing, retail and healthcare services.