Elected to the House of Representatives for Boothby, South Australia, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.

House of Representatives Standing: Environment, Recreation and the Arts from 30.5.96 to 31.8.98; Legal and Constitutional Affairs from 30.5.96 to 31.8.98; Financial Institutions and Public Administration from 12.12.96 to 31.8.98; Economics, Finance and Public Administration from 8.12.98 to 31.8.04; Privileges (nominee of the Leader of the House) from 9.12.98 to 6.2.01; Ageing from 20.3.02 (Chair from 21.3.02) to 4.11.03; Health and Ageing from 3.2.10 to 19.7.10; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 1.12.04 to 17.10.07; Education and Training from 11.3.08 to 3.2.10; Employment and Workplace Relations from 11.3.08 to 10.2.10.

Joint Statutory: National Crime Authority from 14.5.98 to 31.8.98; Corporations and Securities from 8.12.98 to 11.2.02.

Joint Standing: National Capital and External Territories from 26.6.96 to 31.8.98; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 4.9.97 to 11.2.02 and from 9.2.06 to 17.10.07; Treaties from 4.11.03 (Chair from 4.11.03) to 17.10.07; Migration from 1.12.04 to 17.10.07.

Member, Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade visit to Papua New Guinea, March 1999.

Member, Official Australian Observer Mission to the Indonesian Elections, June 1999.

Leader, Parliamentary Delegation to India and Bangladesh, November-December 2000.

Leader, Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia and the Republic of Korea, July 2001.

Parliamentary Adviser, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), New York, September-December 2005.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to China and Hong Kong, November 2009.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Malaysia and Sri Lanka, December 2011.

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Health Services, Health and Wellbeing from 8.12.09 to 14.9.10; Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Primary Healthcare from 14.9.10.

Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 6.12.07 to 8.12.09. Shadow Minister for Employment Participation and Apprenticeships and Training from 6.12.07 to 22.9.08; Shadow Minister for Employment Participation, Training and Sport from 22.9.08 to 8.12.09.

President, Young Liberals Brighton-Glenelg Branch 1989.

President, Liberal Party Mitchell Branch 1994-95.

President, Boothby Federal Electorate Committee 1994.

Member, Liberal Party State Council (SA) 1994 and from 1996.

Born 15.10.1967 at Adelaide, SA.

Married.

MBBS, MBA (Adel), BEc (Flinders).

Medical practitioner 1991-95: Intern 1991; Resident medical officer 1992-93; Surgical registrar 1994-95.

Description: outer metropolitan.

Location: southern Adelaide; it includes the suburbs of Belair, Blackwood, Brighton, Daw Park, Eden Hills, Marion, Mitcham, Panorama, St Marys and Seacliff.

Area: 123 sq km (approx.).

Electors enrolled: 97 898 (at 21.8.10).

Industries: car manufacturing, army camp and military barracks, several hospitals, a number of nursing homes, various small industries.

State electorates: Boothby includes the South Australian House of Assembly electorate of Waite, and parts of Bright, Davenport, Elder, Fisher, Mitchell, Morphett and Unley.