Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Fairfax, Queensland, 2016. Re-elected 2019 and 2022.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Select: Address in Reply served from 30.8.2016 to 31.8.2016; Nuclear Energy served from 10.10.2024 to 17.10.2024; Nuclear Energy served as Deputy Chair from 17.10.2024 to present
• House of Representatives Standing: Indigenous Affairs served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Infrastructure, Transport and Cities served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2022; Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Privileges and Members' Interests served from 10.9.2018 to 11.4.2019; Economics served from 18.2.2019 to 11.4.2019; Economics served from 4.7.2019 to 2.9.2020; Environment and Energy served from 4.7.2019 to 23.7.2019; Environment and Energy served as Chair from 24.7.2019 to 11.4.2022
• Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 15.8.2017 to 6.2.2018; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 7.2.2018 to 11.4.2022; Treaties served from 23.2.2021 to 11.4.2022

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 02.07.2016 to present
• Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy from 5.6.2022.
• Shadow Cabinet Minister from 5.6.2022.

Party positions

• Chairman of the Liberal National Party Futures Committee from 2011 to 2013.

Other positions

• Founder and Chairman of Generation Innovation.
• Chairman of the Australian Republican Movement from 2005 to 2007.
• Chairman of the Ronald McDonald House Charities Advisory Board (South East Queensland Branch) from 2011 to 2012.
• Member of the Queensland Catholic Education Advisory Board from 2011 to 2013.

Personal

• Born: 7.5.1974, Brisbane, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Trainee Baker.
• Management Program.
• MBA(IntBus)(Hons) (University of Melbourne).
• BA (University of Queensland).
• MEc(IntPolEc) (London School of Economics and Political Science).
• Asia Pacific Fellow (Chinese Mandarin).
• Country Manager, Taiwan, Defiance International (Asia Pacific).
• Ops and Business Development Manager, Asia Pacific, Defiance International (Asia Pacific).
• Business Development Manager, Asia, Australian Ricegrowers' Cooperative (Asia-Pacific).
• Market Maker Lead, Greater China, Accenture (Global).
• Director of Growth & Strategy, Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets, Accenture (Global).
• Managing Director (Qld), Barton Deakin (Australia).
• Managing Director, Ted O'Brien & Associates.

Electorate

• Name: Fairfax
• Location: The Division of Fairfax consists of part of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.
• Area: 1,004 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 114,123 (at 5.6.2019)
• Industries: Avocados, ginger, sugar cane, fruit juice, tropical and exotic fruits, dairy and beef cattle, tourism, health care, construction and infrastructure industries.