Hon Peter Dutton MP

Hon Peter Dutton MP

Member for Dickson

Positions
Leader of the Opposition
Party
Liberal National Party of Queensland
Chamber
House of Representatives

Seating Plan

Seating map

Electorate Office

(Principal Office)

454 Gympie Road
Strathpine, QLD, 4500

Postal address

PO Box 2012
Strathpine, QLD, 4500

Telephone:
(07) 3205 9977
Fax:
(07) 3205 5111

Parliament Office

PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Telephone:
(02) 6277 4022

Biography

Parliamentary service
  • Elected to the House of Representatives for Dickson, Queensland, 2001. Re-elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2022.
Ministerial appointments
  • Minister for Workforce Participation from 26.10.2004 to 27.1.2006.
  • Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer from 27.1.2006 to 3.12.2007.
  • Minister for Health from 18.9.2013 to 23.12.2014.
  • Minister for Sport from 18.9.2013 to 23.12.2014.
  • Cabinet Minister from 18.9.2013 to 23.5.2022.
  • Minister for Immigration and Border Protection from 23.12.2014 to 28.8.2018.
  • Minister for Home Affairs from 20.12.2017 to 30.3.2021.
  • Minister for Defence from 30.3.2021 to 23.5.2022.
Committee service
  • House of Representatives Standing: Family and Community Affairs served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004; Employment and Workplace Relations served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004; Economics served from 11.3.2008 to 25.9.2008
  • Joint Statutory: Australian Crime Commission served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004
Parliamentary party positions
  • Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 10.11.2001 to present
  • Shadow Minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation from 6.12.2007 to 22.9.2008.
  • Shadow Cabinet Minister from 6.12.2007 to 18.9.2013.
  • Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing from 22.9.2008 to 18.9.2013.
  • Leader of the Opposition from 5.6.2022.
  • Shadow Cabinet Minister from 5.6.2022.
  • Leader of the House from 30.3.2021 to 11.4.2022.
  • Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party from 30.5.2022.
Party positions
  • Member of Government Backbench Committees on Health and Ageing; Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.
  • Member of Government Backbench Committees on Attorney-General, Justice and Customs.
  • Policy Vice-Chair of Bayside Young Liberals (Qld), 1989.
  • Chair of Bayside Young Liberals (Qld), 1990.
  • Secretary of the Liberal Party Brisbane Central Branch (Qld), 2000.
Personal
  • Born: 18.11.1970, Brisbane, Australia
  • Gender: Male
  • Marital Status: Married
Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
  • BBus (Queensland University of Technology).
  • Police officer from 1990 to 1999.
  • Company director from 1993 to 2001.
Electorate
  • Name: Dickson
  • Location: The Division of Dickson consists of: part of the Brisbane City Council, and part of the Moreton Bay Regional Council.
  • Area: 724 Sq km
  • Electors enrolled: 108,211 (at 10.6.2019)
  • Industries: Farming, retail and industrial activities.

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