Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Longman, Queensland, 2010. Re-elected 2013. Defeated at general elections 2016.

Ministerial appointments

• Assistant Minister for Innovation from 21.9.2015 to 19.7.2016.

Committee service

• House of Representatives Standing: Climate Change, Environment and the Arts served from 25.10.2010 to 5.8.2013
• Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 2.12.2013 to 12.10.2015; Treaties served as Chair from 4.12.2013 to 12.10.2015; National Disability Insurance Scheme served from 4.12.2013 to 19.3.2014
• Joint Statutory: Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings served from 25.10.2010 to 5.8.2013

Parliamentary party positions

• Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 21.08.2010 to 02.07.2016

Party positions

• President of the Young Liberal National Party Sunshine Coast Branch (Qld) from 2009 to 2010.

Personal

• Born: 22.5.1990, Buderim, Australia
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Single

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Farmer.
• Participation assistant at the University of Queensland, 2009.
• Electorate officer to A Powell MLA (Qld) from 2009 to 2010.

Electorate

• Name: Longman
• Location: southern Queensland to the north and north-west of Brisbane; suburbs and towns include Beachmere, Bribie Island, part of Burpengary, Caboolture, Dakabin, Donnybrook, part of Kallangur, Morayfield, Mount Mee, Narangba, Ningi, Toorbul and Woodford.
• Area: 1,239 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 105,026 (at 2.7.2016)
• Industries: tourism, light industry, beef cattle, horse studs, prawn farming, poultry farms, pig farming, and various crops including grains, pineapples, fruit and flower farms.
• Includes: Longman includes the Queensland Legislative Assembly electorates of Morayfield and Pumicestone, and parts of Glass House, Kallangur, Murrumba and Pine Rivers.