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Federal parliamentary service18 years 11 month(s) and 5 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: 24 Nov 2007.
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
Re-elected 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
Re-elected 2010
24 Nov 2007 – 21 Aug 2010House of Representatives
Elected to the House of Representatives for Makin, South Australia, 2007.
Current responsibilities
Ministry and shadow ministry
No current ministry or shadow-ministry appointment is recorded in this Handbook snapshot.
Parliamentary and party offices
No additional current parliamentary or party office is recorded in this import.
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
No qualification is listed in the imported record.
Occupations recorded by Parliament
Fitness centre manager from 1981 to 2007.
Research assistant to Senator the Hon. J Cavanagh from 1976 to 1981.
Bank officer from 1969 to 1976.
Appointment history
View 3 dated office and portfolio entries
Shadow Assistant Minister for Medicare23 July 2016 – 2 June 2019
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health13 Oct 2015 – 23 July 2016
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Manufacturing18 Oct 2013 – 13 Oct 2015