Biography
- Parliamentary service
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- Elected to the House of Representatives for Mallee, Victoria, 2013. Re-elected 2016. Retired prior to general elections 2019.
- Ministerial appointments
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- Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister from 28.8.2018 to 18.12.2018.
- Committee service
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- House of Representatives Standing: Environment served from 4.12.2013 to 9.9.2015; Environment served from 14.9.2015 to 9.5.2016; Agriculture and Water Resources served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Communications and the Arts served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Environment and Energy served as Chair from 14.9.2016 to 28.8.2018; Environment and Energy served from 29.8.2018 to 11.9.2018
- Joint Standing: Treaties served from 4.12.2013 to 2.2.2016; National Broadband Network served from 14.9.2016 to 28.8.2018
- Parliamentary party positions
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- The Nationals. Served: 07.09.2013 to 11.04.2019
- Personal
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- Born: 2.7.1975, Carnarvon, Australia
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
- Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
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- Australian Nuffield Scholar in Agriculture.
- Wheat and sheep farmer from 1994.
- President of the Farmers Federation (Vic.) from 2009 to 2012.
- Electorate
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- Name: Mallee
- Location: north-western Victoria; it includes the centres of Horsham, Kerang, Mildura, St Arnaud, Stawell, Swan Hill and Warracknabeal.
- Area: 73,879 Sq km
- Electors enrolled: 99,324 (at 2.7.2016)
- Industries: dried fruit, citrus, stone fruit, wheat and cereals, wool, sheep, vegetables, vineyards, olive oil, dairying, beef cattle, meat works, mining and flour milling.
- Includes: Mallee includes the Victorian Legislative Assembly electorate of Mildura, and parts of Lowan, Murray Plains and Ripon.