Biography for GIBSON, the Hon. Brian Francis, AMSenator for Tasmania 1993-2002
Liberal Party of Australia
Parliamentary Service
Elected to the Senate for Tasmania, 1993 (term began 1.7.1993) and 1998. Resigned 22.2.2002.
Ministerial Appointments
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer from 11.3.96 to 15.10.96.
Committee Service
Senate Standing: Library from 18.8.93 to 11.2.02; Regulations and Ordinances from 18.8.93 to 24.2.94; Privileges from 15.3.94 to 29.4.96.
Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Environment, Recreation and the Arts from 18.8.93 to 1.3.94; Economics: Legislation Committee from 10.10.94 to 29.4.96 and from 30.6.99 (Chair from 30.6.99) to 11.2.02 and References Committee from 30.6.99 to 11.2.02; Employment, Education and Training: References Committee from 10.10.94 to 30.11.94; Finance and Public Administration: Legislation Committee from 8.5.96 to 9.10.96 and from 15.5.97 (Chair from 27.5.97) to 30.6.99 and References Committee from 1.12.98 to 30.6.99.
Participating member, Economics: Legislation Committee from 12.9.96 to 15.10.96; Participating member, Finance and Public Administration: References Committee from 8.11.94 to 29.4.96 and from 24.8.99 to 11.2.02 and Legislation Committee from 24.8.99 to 11.2.02; Participating member, Community Affairs: Legislation and References Committees from 24.8.99 to 11.2.02; Participating member, Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education: Legislation and References Committees from 24.8.99 to 11.2.02; Participating member, Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts: Legislation and References Committees from 24.8.99 to 11.2.02; Participating member, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: Legislation and References Committees from 24.8.99 to 11.2.02; Participating member, Legal and Constitutional: Legislation and References Committees from 24.8.99 to 11.2.02; Participating member, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation and References Committees from 24.8.99 to 11.2.02.
Senate Select: Functions, Powers and Operation of the Australian Loan Council from 18.8.93 to 14.12.93; New Tax System from 26.11.98 to 30.4.99.
Senate Estimates: D from 8.2.94 to 10.10.94.
Joint Statutory: Public Accounts from 28.2.94 to 29.1.96 and from 4.11.96 to 1.1.98; Public Accounts and Audit from 1.1.98 to 11.2.02; Corporations and Securities from 4.5.94 to 29.1.96 and from 25.11.96 to 11.2.02.
Conferences, Delegations and Visits
Official visit to the Philippines and Hong Kong, April-May 1996.
Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the European Parliamentary Institutions, France and Belgium, April 1998.
Bilateral visits to Greece, Cyprus and Turkey, July 1999-August 1999.
Study tour, Israel and USA, March 2000.
Parliamentary Party Positions
Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 26.5.94 to 11.3.96. Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate from 26.5.94 to 21.12.94; Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 21.12.94 to 11.3.96.
Party Positions
Member, Liberal Party from 1981.
Personal
Born 4.11.1936, Ascot Vale, Vic.
Married.
Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament
BScF, BA (Melb).
Managing Director, Australian Newsprint Mills Ltd 1980-89.
Chair, Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania 1989-93.
National President, National Association of Forest Industries 1987-91.
Councillor, Australian Institute of Company Directors 1990-92.
Honours
Appointed Member of the Order of Australia, June 1988.