Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Greenway, New South Wales, 1996. Re-elected 1998 and 2001. Retired prior to general elections 2004.

Parliamentary positions

• Member of the Speaker's Panel from 7.5.1996 to 31.8.2004.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Select: Recent Australian Bushfires served from 27.3.2003 to 5.11.2003
• House of Representatives Standing: Procedure served as Deputy Chair from 29.5.1996 to 31.8.1998; Employment, Education and Training served from 30.5.1996 to 31.8.1998; Environment, Recreation and the Arts served from 17.11.1997 to 31.8.1998; Legal and Constitutional Affairs served from 8.12.1998 to 1.9.1999; Communications, Transport and the Arts served from 8.12.1998 to 8.10.2001; Ageing served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004; Transport and Regional Services served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004

Conferences, delegations and visits

• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Papua-New Guinea, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, October 1997.
• Attended Biennial Conference of the Pacific Community, French Polynesia, and bilateral visits to the Cook Islands and Tonga, November-December 1999.
• Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Egypt, August-September 2002.

Parliamentary party positions

• Australian Labor Party. Served: 02.03.1996 to 31.08.2004

Personal

• Born: 4.6.1935, Annandale, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Fitter and turner.
• Union official, Australasian Society of Engineers.
• Branch Secretary (NSW), Australian Society of Engineers.
• Federal President, Australian Society of Engineers.
• Executive Member, Australian Council of Trade Unions.
• President, Labor Council of NSW.

Electorate

• Name: Greenway
• Location: western outskirts of Sydney; it includes the suburbs of Acacia Gardens, Blacktown, Dean Park, Glenwood, Kellyvale Ridge, Kings Langley, Kings Park, Lalor Park, Marayong, Marsden Park, Prospect, Parklea, Quakers Hill, Riverstone, Schofields, Seven Hills and Stanhope Gardens, and parts of Rouse Hill, Toongabbie and Vineyard.
• Area: 120 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 85,876 (at 10.11.2001)
• Industries: heavy engineering, electronics, food processing, warehousing and distribution, information technology, agriculture and education.
• Includes: Greenway includes parts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorates of Blacktown, Mt Druitt, Riverstone and Wentworthville.

Honours

• Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia, 26.1.1995.