Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Queensland 1977. Re-elected 1983, 1984, 1987 and 1993. Defeated at general elections 1998.

Parliamentary positions

• Temporary Chair of Committees from 22.2.1985 to 14.6.1989.
• Temporary Chair of Committees from 4.3.1997 to 29.5.1998.

Committee service

• Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs and Defence served from 12.5.1983 to 5.6.1987; New Parliament House served from 28.2.1985 to 30.10.1989; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 9.10.1987 to 19.8.1993; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 23.10.1995 to 4.3.1998; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served as Chair from 5.3.1998 to 30.6.1999
• Joint Statutory: Australian Security Intelligence Organization served from 14.5.1990 to 17.4.1991; Australian Security Intelligence Organization served as Presiding member from 31.5.1996 to 7.12.1998; Australian Security Intelligence Organization served from 8.12.1998 to 30.6.1999
• Senate Estimates: Estimates Group E served from 20.9.1978 to 1.4.1980; Estimates Group D served from 1.4.1980 to 2.4.1981; Estimates Group F served from 2.4.1981 to 4.2.1983; Estimates Group E served from 4.5.1983 to 6.9.1983; Estimates Group E served from 4.4.1984 to 24.3.1987; Estimates Group B served from 24.3.1987 to 29.9.1988; Estimates Group D served as Substitute member from 29.9.1988 to 19.2.1990; Estimates Group B served from 11.10.1989 to 12.10.1989; Estimates Group B served from 9.5.1990 to 11.9.1990; Estimates Group B served from 21.2.1991 to 5.3.1992; Estimates Group B served as Substitute member from 5.3.1992 to 3.12.1992; Estimates Group B served from 6.5.1993 to 9.10.1994
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Science and the Environment served from 17.8.1978 to 4.2.1983; Foreign Affairs and Defence served from 20.5.1982 to 20.2.1985; Transport, Communications and Infrastructure served from 21.12.1988 to 7.5.1990; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: Legislation served from 10.10.1994 to 7.5.1997; Community Affairs: Legislation served from 11.3.1999 to 30.6.1999
• Senate Select: Certain Aspects of the Airline Pilots' Dispute served from 25.10.1989 to 8.5.1990; Subscription Television Broadcasting Services served from 26.6.1992 to 16.9.1992
• Senate Standing: Procedure served from 9.10.1987 to 18.8.1993; Privileges served from 13.11.1990 to 18.12.1990; Appropriations and Staffing served from 1.7.1996 to 9.11.1998

Conferences, delegations and visits

• Member, 68th IPU Conference, Havana, September 1981.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia (including East Timor), July-August 1983.
• Parliamentary Adviser to the United Nations General Assembly, New York, September-December 1983.
• Official visit to the Middle East, March 1991.
• Bilateral visit to Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel, June 1998.
• Leader, Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade visit to Papua New Guinea, March 1999.

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 01.07.1978 to 30.06.1999
• Shadow Minister for Customs from 12.5.1989 to 11.4.1990.
• Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Defence Science and Personnel from 7.4.1993 to 26.5.1994.

Party positions

• Member of the Liberal Party from 1966.
• Member of the Liberal Party Ryan Area Executive (Qld) from 1973 to 1978.
• Chair of the Liberal Party Ryan Area (Qld) from 1976 to 1977.
• Member of the Liberal Party State Executive (Qld.) from 1976 to 1977.
• Member of the Liberal Party State Executive (Qld.) from 1982 to 1983.

Personal

• Born: 13.5.1934, Brisbane, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BDSc (University of Queensland).
• FDSRCS (Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons).
• FRACDS (Royal Australian College of Dental Surgeons).
• Dental practitioner; specialist in fixed prosthodontics. Private practice.
• University appointments at universities of London, Queensland and Michigan.

Military Service

• Army National Service.