Biography
- Parliamentary service
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- Elected to the House of Representatives for Flynn, Queensland, 2007. Defeated at general elections 2010.
- Committee service
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- House of Representatives Standing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs served from 19.2.2008 to 19.7.2010; Family, Community, Housing and Youth served from 19.2.2008 to 19.7.2010
- Joint Standing: Treaties served from 18.2.2008 to 5.2.2009
- Parliamentary party positions
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- Australian Labor Party. Served: 24.11.2007 to 21.08.2010
- Party positions
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- President of the Australian Labor Party Gladstone Branch (Qld) from 2006 to 2007.
- Other positions
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- Personal
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- Born: 23.6.1961, Clermont, Australia
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
- Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
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- LLB (Queensland University of Technology).
- Senior Counsellor at the Queensland Law Society.
- Lawyer from 1985 to 2007.
- Local Government service
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- Councillor, Gladstone City Council from 2004 to 2006.
- Electorate
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- Name: Flynn
- Location: central western and eastern Queensland; it includes the towns of Agnes Water, Alpha, Aramac, Banana, Barcaldine, Biloela, Blackall, Blackwater, Boyne Island, Calliope, Duaringa, Eidsvold, Emerald, Gayndah, Gladstone, Ilfracombe, Isisford, Jericho, Longreach, Miriam Vale, Monto, Moura, Mundubbera, Muttaburra, Peak Downs, Perry, Sapphire, Tambo, Tannum Sands, Taroom, Theodore, Winton and Wondai.
- Area: 314,305 Sq km
- Electors enrolled: 87,982 (at 24.11.2007)
- Industries: coal, oil, gas, orchards, cotton, grain, cattle and sheep. The Port of Gladstone is a major export facility for the area.
- Includes: Flynn includes the Queensland Legislative Assembly electorate of Gladstone, and parts of Burnett, Callide, Charters Towers, Fitzroy, Gregory and Mount Isa.