Hon Gary Hardgrave

Speeches

Parliamentary service

Elected to the House of Representatives for Moreton, Queensland, 1996. Re-elected 1998, 2001 and 2004. Defeated at general elections 2007.

Ministerial appointments

Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs from 26.11.2001 to 26.10.2004.
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister from 7.10.2003 to 30.1.2007.
Minister for Vocational and Technical Education from 26.10.2004 to 30.1.2007.

Committee service

House of Representatives Standing: Communications, Transport and Microeconomic Reform served from 29.5.1996 to 31.8.1998; Industry, Science and Technology served from 4.6.1998 to 31.8.1998; Publications served from 8.12.1998 to 8.10.2001; Communications, Transport and the Arts served from 8.12.1998 to 8.10.2001; Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation served from 6.2.2007 to 7.2.2007; Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation served as Chair from 8.2.2007 to 17.10.2007
Joint Standing: Treaties served from 18.6.1996 to 8.10.2001
Joint Statutory: National Crime Authority served from 8.12.1998 to 8.10.2001; Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings served from 14.2.2007 to 17.10.2007

Conferences, delegations and visits

Parliamentary delegation member to the USA, 1994.
Attended study tour in China, April 1999.
Attended study tour in the UK, USA and Ireland, September 1999.
Delegate to the 45th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, Trinidad and Tobago, September 1999.
Parliamentary delegation member to New Zealand, March 2000.
Delegate to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Executive Committee meetings, the UK, April 2000.
Attended study tour in Ireland, April 2000.
Delegate to the 31st Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Clerks and Presiding Officers Conference, Norfolk Island from July to August 2000.
Delegate to the 46th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, the UK from September to October 2000.
Delegate to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Executive Committee meetings, the UK, September 2000.
Delegate to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Executive Committee meetings, Barbados from April to May 2001.
Attended study tour in Taiwan, April 2001.
Delegate to the 47th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, Melbourne and Canberra, September 2001.
Attended official meetings in Kenya, the UK and Canada from February to March 2003.
Attended official meetings in China and Vietnam, August 2005.
Attended official meetings in Hong Kong, December 2005.

Parliamentary party positions

Party positions

Member of the Liberal Party (Qld) from 1986.
Delegate to the Liberal Party State Conference (Qld) from 1987.
Delegate to the Liberal-National Coalition Central Policy Committee from 1994 to 1996.
Member of the Liberal Party Central Policy Committee from 1994 to 1996.
Member of the Liberal Party Central Campaign Committee (Qld) from 1994 to 1995.

Personal

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

Electorate

Name: Moreton
Location: southern Brisbane; it includes the suburbs of Algester, Archerfield, Calamvale, Chelmer, Coopers Plains, Drewvale, Eight Mile Plains, Ekibin, Graceville, Macgregor, Moorooka, Nathan, Parkinson, Robertson, Rocklea, Runcorn, Salisbury, Sherwood, Stretton, Sunnybank, Sunnybank Hills, Tarragindi, Tennyson, Wellers Hill, Yeronga and Yeerongpilly, and parts of Acacia Ridge and Annerley.
Area: 101 Sq km
Electors enrolled: 88,324 (at 9.10.2004)
Industries: light industrial and commercial activities.
Includes: Moreton includes the Queensland Legislative Assembly parts of the electorates of Algester, Indooroopilly, Mt Gravatt, Stretton and Yeerongpilly.