Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Hasluck, Western Australia, 2004. Defeated at general elections 2007.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Education and Vocational Training served from 1.12.2004 to 17.10.2007; Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation served from 1.12.2004 to 17.10.2007

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 09.10.2004 to 24.11.2007
• Secretary of the Coalition Backbench Policy Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2004.

Party positions

• Member of the Liberal Party Mundaring Branch (WA) from 1999 to 2003.
• Member of the Liberal Party Lesmurdie Branch (WA) from 2003.

Personal

• Born: 21.6.1946, North Sydney, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Manager at Pfizer Agricare (WA) from 1966 to 1975.
• Owner and Managing Director of Rapid Concrete Drilling and Sawing Services from 1975 to 1983.
• Executive director at Texaust Inc, USA from 1983 to 1985.
• Chief Executive Officer of the Master Plumbers' and Mechanical Services Association and Master Painters, Decorators and Signwriters Association from 1986 to 2003.
• Chief Executive Officer of the Plumbing and Painting Training Co. from 1998 to 2003.

Electorate

• Name: Hasluck
• Location: south-eastern outskirts of Perth; it includes the centres of Gosnells, Kalamunda, Maddington, Midland and Thornlie.
• Area: 227 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 82,331 (at 24.11.2007)
• Industries: retail, transport and service industries with some light industry, market gardens and vineyards.
• Includes: Hasluck includes parts of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly electorates of Armadale, Bassendean, Belmont, Darling Range, Kenwick, Midland, Southern River and Swan Hills.