Title Biography for FIELDING, Steve
Database Biographies
Date 30-06-2011
Source Parliamentary Library
Current member No
State VIC
System Id handbook/allmps/E4R

FIELDING, SteveBiography for FIELDING, Steve

Senator for Victoria 2005-11

Family First Party


Parliamentary Service

Elected to the Senate for Victoria 2004 (term began 1.7.2005). Defeated at general elections 2010 (term ended 30.6.2011).


Committee Service

Senate Standing: Selection of Bills from 9.5.07 to 30.6.11; Library from 16.9.08 to 30.6.11.

Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Community Affairs: Legislation Committee from 10.8.05 to 27.2.06.

Senate Select: Fuel and Energy from 1.7.08 to 11.11.08.

Joint Statutory: Australian Crime Commission from 1.9.08 to 25.11.10; Law Enforcement from 25.11.10 to 30.6.11; Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity from 14.5.09 to 30.6.11.

Joint Standing: Parliamentary Library from 16.9.08 to 30.6.11; National Capital and External Territories from 25.10.10 to 30.6.11.

Joint Select: Christmas Island Tragedy from 3.3.11 to 30.6.11.


Conferences, Delegations and Visits

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Brazil and Uruguay, June-July 2007.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, September-October 2008.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Trinidad and Tobago and USA, July 2006.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Ireland and Italy, June-July 2010.


Parliamentary Party Positions

Federal Leader, Family First Party from 1.7.05 to 30.6.11.

Family First Party Whip in the Senate from 9.5.07 to 30.6.11.


Party Positions

Director, Family First Party from 2004.


Other Positions

Member, Parliament's Presiding Officers' Information Technology Advisory Group (POITAG) from 24.6.08.


Personal

Born 17.10.1960, Melbourne, Vic.

Married.


Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament

MBA (Monash), BE (RMIT).

Engineer.

Executive.


Local Government Service

Councillor, Knox City Council.