Elected to the House of Representatives for Deakin, Victoria, 1996, 1998, 2001 and 2004. Defeated at general elections 2007.

Member, Speaker's Panel from 19.2.02 to 31.8.04 and from 7.2.06 to 17.10.07.

House of Representatives Standing: Library from 29.5.96 to 31.8.98; Employment, Education and Training from 30.5.96 to 31.8.98; Employment, Education and Workplace Relations from 8.12.98 to 8.10.01; Employment and Workplace Relations from 20.3.02 to 26.9.02 and from 4.11.03 to 31.8.04; Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation from 1.12.04 (Chair from 9.12.04) to 6.2.07; Legal and Constitutional Affairs from 30.5.96 to 31.8.98; Environment and Heritage from 8.12.98 to 31.8.04; Privileges from 29.8.02 to 31.8.04; Selection from 17.11.04 to 17.10.07; Public Accounts and Audit from 6.2.07 to 17.10.07.

Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 1.12.04 to 17.10.07.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the 102nd IPU Conference, Berlin, Germany and bilateral visit to Italy, October 1999.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Syria, Lebanon and Israel, November 2003.

Official visit to Israel, January 2005.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia, June 2005.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Turkey and Ireland, October 2005.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to New Zealand, July 2006.

Member, Liberal Party Surrey Hills Branch 1985-90.

President, Liberal Party Boroondara Branch 1992-95.

Delegate, Liberal Party State Council 1992-95.

Delegate, Kooyong Electorate Council 1992-95.

Member, Branch Development Committee (Policy Assembly) 1993-95.

Federal Parliamentary Delegate to Policy Assembly (Vic) from 1997.

Born 8.8.1955, Patti, Italy.

Married.

BA (ANU), GradDip in Applied Social Psychology (Swinburne Institute of Technology).

Senior Training Officer, Victorian Railways 1979-80.

Human resources and industrial relations management positions 1980-86.

Personnel and industrial relations manager 1986-89.

Principal consultant 1989-96.

Description: outer metropolitan.

Location: eastern Melbourne; it includes the suburbs of Bayswater North, Blackburn, Blackburn North, Blackburn South, Burwood East, Croydon, Croydon South, Forest Hill, Heathmont, Mitcham, Nunawading, Ringwood, Ringwood East, Ringwood North and Vermont.

Area: 61 sq km (approx.).

Electors enrolled: 87 436 (at 9.10.04).

Industries: light manufacturing, commercial and retail industries.

State electorates: Deakin includes parts of the Victorian Legislative Assembly electorates of Bayswater, Forest Hill, Kilsyth, Mitcham and Warrandyte.