Biography
- Parliamentary service
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- Elected to the House of Representatives for Moncrieff, Queensland, 2001. Re-elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016. Retired prior to general elections 2019.
- Ministerial appointments
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- Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer from 18.9.2013 to 23.12.2014.
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 23.12.2014 to 21.9.2015.
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Investment from 23.12.2014 to 21.9.2015.
- Minister for International Development and the Pacific from 21.9.2015 to 18.2.2016.
- Minister for Trade and Investment from 18.2.2016 to 19.7.2016.
- Cabinet Minister from 18.2.2016 to 2.3.2019.
- Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment from 19.7.2016 to 28.8.2018.
- Minister for Defence Industry from 28.8.2018 to 2.3.2019.
- Committee service
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- House of Representatives Standing: Communications, Information Technology and the Arts served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004; Members' Interests served as Chair from 1.12.2004 to 17.10.2007; Economics, Finance and Public Administration served from 1.12.2004 to 17.10.2007; Economics served from 28.8.2008 to 10.11.2008; Family, Community, Housing and Youth served from 3.2.2010 to 19.7.2010; Economics served from 25.10.2010 to 12.2.2012; Economics served as Deputy Chair from 13.2.2012 to 5.8.2013
- Joint Select: Gambling Reform served from 21.10.2010 to 24.6.2013
- Joint Standing: Treaties served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004; Electoral Matters served from 1.12.2004 to 17.10.2007
- Joint Statutory: Public Accounts and Audit served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004; Corporations and Financial Services served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004; Intelligence and Security served from 8.12.2005 to 17.10.2007
- Parliamentary party positions
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- Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 10.11.2001 to 11.04.2019
- Shadow Minister for Small Business, the Service Economy and Tourism from 6.12.2007 to 22.9.2008.
- Shadow Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors, Tourism and the Arts from 22.9.2008 to 8.12.2009.
- Shadow Cabinet Minister from 22.9.2008 to 8.12.2009.
- Shadow Minister for Tourism and the Arts from 8.12.2009 to 14.9.2010.
- Shadow Minister for Youth and Sport from 8.12.2009 to 14.9.2010.
- Party positions
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- Member of the Liberal Party from 1992.
- Officeholder in Liberal Party Branch and Campaign Committees (Qld) from 1992 to 2002.
- Delegate to the Liberal Party State Council (Qld) from 1993 to 2002.
- Delegate to the Liberal Party State Convention (Qld) from 1993 to 2002.
- Delegate to the Liberal Party Federal Convention from 1998 to 2000.
- Delegate to the Liberal Party Federal Council from 1998 to 2000.
- Member of the Liberal Party Policy Committee (Qld),1998.
- Member of the Coalition Joint Policy Committee (Qld), 1998.
- Member of the Liberal Party Development Committee from 1998 to 2001.
- Member of the Liberal Party Management Committee, 1999.
- President of the Young Liberals (Qld), 1999.
- Member of the Liberal Party State Executive (Qld), 1999.
- Member of the Liberal Party Constitutional Review Committee from 2000 to 2001.
- Life Member of the Liberal Party from 2001.
- Delegate to the Liberal Party Federal Council, 2002.
- Delegate to the Liberal Party Federal Convention, 2002.
- Personal
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- Born: 29.5.1974, Mareeba, Australia
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
- Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
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- BCom (Bond University).
- LLB (Bond University).
- LLM (Queensland University of Technology).
- Senior Associate at the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance.
- Consultant at Coopers and Lybrand from 1996 to 1997.
- Senior Consultant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers from 1998 to 2000.
- Adviser to Senator B Mason from 2000 to 2001.
- Electorate
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- Name: Moncrieff
- Location: south-east Queensland, northern part of the Gold Coast and hinterland; it includes the suburbs of Ashmore, Benowa, Broadbeach, Broadbeach Waters, Bundall, Carrara, Main Beach, Mermaid Beach, Mermaid Waters and Surfers Paradise as well as parts of Miami, Nerang, Southport and Worongary.
- Area: 92 Sq km
- Electors enrolled: 102,982 (at 2.7.2016)
- Industries: tourism and associated industries.
- Includes: Moncrieff includes the Queensland Legislative Assembly electorate of Surfers Paradise and parts of Burleigh, Gaven, Mermaid Beach, Mudgeeraba and Southport.