Biography

Parliamentary service

• State: Elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Camden, 1984.
• Federal: Elected to the House of Representatives for Macarthur, New South Wales, 1996. Re-elected 1998. Retired prior to general elections 2001.

Parliamentary appointments

• President of the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust from 11.3.1996 to 26.11.2001.

Ministerial appointments

• Minister for Finance from 11.3.1996 to 9.10.1997.
• Cabinet Minister from 11.3.1996 to 26.11.2001.
• Minister for Finance and Administration from 9.10.1997 to 26.11.2001.

Conferences, delegations and visits

• Official visits to UK, the Netherlands, France and USA, July 1997.
• Attended the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January-February 1997.
• Attended the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January-February 1998.
• Attended the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January-February 1999.
• Official visits to Singapore, Germany, UK and Ireland, July 1999.
• Official visits to USA, Switzerland and France, January-February 2000.
• Official visits to Cook Islands, June 2001.
• Official visits to Qatar and China, November 2001.

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 02.03.1996 to 08.10.2001

Personal

• Born: 10.1.1945, Wellington, New Zealand
• Died: 12.9.2020
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• DipLaw (University of Sydney).
• Solicitor.

State/Territory Government service

• Elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Camden, 1984.
• Shadow Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy from 1985 to 1986.
• Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment from 1986 to 1988.
• Elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Southern Highlands, 1988. Resigned 1.2.1996.
• Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment and Minister Assisting the Premier from 25.3.1988 to 24.7.1990.
• Minister for Corrective Services from 23.5.1988 to 8.6.1988.
• Minister for Further Education, Training and Employment from 24.7.1990 to 24.6.1992.
• Minister for Industrial Relations from 24.7.1990 to 24.6.1992.
• Leader, State Parliamentary Liberal Party from 1992 to 1995.
• Premier from 24.6.1992 to 4.4.1995.
• Treasurer from 24.6.1992 to 26.5.1993.
• Minister for Economic Development from 26.5.1993 to 4.4.1995.

Electorate

• Name: Macarthur
• Location: South-western outskirts of Sydney and southern highlands of New South Wales; it includes the centres of Appin, Austral, Berrima, Bowral, Camden, Leppington, Mittagong, Narellan, Picton, Tahmoor, Warragamba, and the southern suburbs of Campbelltown.
• Area: 4,601 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 91,700 (at 3.10.1998)
• Industries: Dairying, grazing, light engineering, coal mining, cement works, orchards and tourism.
• Includes: Macarthur includes parts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorates of Burrinjuck, Camden, Campbelltown, Kiama, Liverpool, Macquarie Fields and Southern Highlands.

Honours

• Appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia, 26.1.2002.