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Federal parliamentary service16 years 2 month(s) and 8 days.Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026
Current ministry / shadow entries0Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.
Parliamentary service
First entered federal Parliament: 21 Aug 2010.
Service periods below follow the Handbook’s election and service boundaries. The source-reported duration above is shown separately from our interval calculation.
3 May 2025 – CurrentHouse of Representatives
Re-elected 2025
21 May 2022 – 3 May 2025House of Representatives
Re-elected 2022
18 May 2019 – 21 May 2022House of Representatives
Elected to the House of Representatives for Clark, Tasmania, following electoral redistribution, 2019.
2 July 2016 – 18 May 2019House of Representatives
Re-elected 2016
7 Sept 2013 – 2 July 2016House of Representatives
Re-elected 2013
21 Aug 2010 – 7 Sept 2013House of Representatives
Elected to the House of Representatives for Denison, Tasmania, 2010.
Current responsibilities
Ministry and shadow ministry
No current ministry or shadow-ministry appointment is recorded in this Handbook snapshot.
Parliamentary and party offices
Member of the Speaker's Panel27 July 2022 – Current
These are the Handbook’s dated appointments. Party spokespeople and committee memberships outside these records need their own source checks.
Background before Parliament
Qualifications recorded by Parliament
Graduate Diploma of Management,
Bachelor of Arts, University of New South Wales
Graduate Diploma of Defence Studies,
Occupations recorded by Parliament
Small business owner from 2008 to 2010.
Writer from 2003 to 2008.
Senior Transnational Issues Analyst at the Office of National Assessments from 2002 to 2003.
Manager for Strategic Pursuits at Raytheon Australia, 2001.
Senior Strategic Analyst at the Office of National Assessments from 2001 to 2002.
Manager for Training Solutions at Raytheon Australia from 2000 to 2001.
Served in the Australian Army from 1980 to 2001.
Appointment history
View 1 dated office and portfolio entries
Member of the Speaker's Panel27 July 2022 – Current