Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Bruce, Victoria, 2016. Re-elected 2019 and 2022.

Ministerial appointments

• Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs from 29.7.2024.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Select: Workforce Australia Employment Services served from 3.8.2022 to 8.8.2022; Workforce Australia Employment Services served as Chair from 9.8.2022 to 29.7.2024
• Joint Standing: Trade and Investment Growth served from 15.9.2016 to 25.10.2017; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 23.7.2019 to 29.7.2024; Migration served from 23.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; National Capital and External Territories served from 28.7.2022 to 29.7.2024
• Joint Statutory: Public Accounts and Audit served from 15.9.2016 to 11.4.2022; Public Accounts and Audit served from 15.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Public Works served from 21.5.2018 to 10.9.2018; Public Accounts and Audit served as Deputy Chair from 31.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Corporations and Financial Services served from 24.3.2021 to 11.4.2022; Public Accounts and Audit served as Chair from 2.8.2022 to 29.7.2024; Intelligence and Security served from 5.9.2022 to 29.7.2024; National Anti-Corruption Commission served from 7.12.2023 to 7.2.2024

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 02.07.2016 to present

Party positions

• President of the Australian Labor Party local branch.
• Delegate to the Australian Labor Party State Conference (Vic.).
• Secretary of the Australian Labor Party local branch.
• Member of the Australian Labor Party from 1993.

Other positions

• Executive Fellows Program, Australia and New Zealand School of Government, 2008.
• Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (Vic.) (FIPAA (Vic)), 2012.

Personal

• Born: 1973, Melbourne, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Not married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Company Directors' Course (Order of Merit).
• BSc (Monash University).
• GradCertArts(IR) (Deakin University).
• LLB (Monash University).
• Electorate Officer for A Griffin, MP from 1995 to 2000.
• Mayor of the City of Port Phillip from 2000 to 2002.
• Executive Director and other senior roles in the Department of Sustainability and Environment (Vic.) from 2002 to 2007.
• Executive Director at the Department of Planning and Community Development (Vic.) from 2007 to 2013.
• Executive Director at the Department of State Development, Business and Innovation (Vic.) from 2013 to 2014.
• Executive Director at the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (Vic.) from 2014 to 2016.

Local Government service

• Councillor, Sandridge Ward, City of Port Phillip from 1999 to 2004.
• Mayor, City of Port Phillip from 2000 to 2002.

Electorate

• Name: Bruce
• Location: The Division of Bruce consists of: part of the Casey City Council, and part of the Greater Dandenong City Council.
• Area: 95 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 109,195 (at 5.6.2019)
• Industries: Commercial, warehousing, light engineering, manufacturing, transport and retail.