Elected to the House of Representatives for Greenway, New South Wales, 2004 and 2007.

Re-elected following the 2009 electoral redistribution for Macquarie, New South Wales 2010.

House of Representatives Standing: Education and Vocational Training from 1.12.04 to 17.10.07; Family and Human Services from 1.12.04 to 17.10.07; Family, Community, Housing and Youth from 11.3.08 to 25.9.08.

Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 25.9.08 to 19.7.10; Migration from 25.10.10.

Joint Select: Christmas Island Tragedy from 22.3.11 to 29.6.11.

Official visit to France, November 2008.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Papua New Guinea and East Timor, October-November 2008.

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship from 6.12.07 to 22.9.08.

Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 22.9.08 to 14.9.10. Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs from 22.9.08 to 14.9.10.

Member, Liberal Party Windsor Branch.

Born 6.9.1958, Epping, New South Wales.

Married.

BSocW (UNSW).

Senior Social Worker, Dept of Social Security.

Manager, Family Support Services, Wesley Mission.

TAFE teacher.

Couple and family counsellor.

Manager, Family Counselling and Medical Centre.

Description: provincial.

Location: Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury areas west of Sydney; it includes the centres of Blackheath, Blaxland, Bligh Park, Glenbrook, Katoomba, McGraths Hill, North Richmond, Pitt Town, Richmond, Springwood and Windsor.

Area: 4374 sq km (approx.).

Electors enrolled: 97 560 (at 21.8.10).

Industries: tourism, mixed farming, arts and crafts, horse breeding and training, printing and publishing, small manufacturing, higher education, Glenbrook and Richmond RAAF bases.

State electorates: Macquarie includes parts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Blue Mountains, and parts of Hawkesbury, Londonderry, Penrith and Riverstone.