

Member for Dickson (Qld)
Liberal Party of Australia
Parliamentary Service
Elected to the House of Representatives for Dickson, Queensland, 2001. Re-elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2022.
Ministerial Appointments
Minister for Workforce Participation from 26.10.2004 to 27.1.2006.
Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer from 27.1.2006 to 3.12.2007.
Minister for Health from 18.9.2013 to 23.12.2014.
Minister for Sport from 18.9.2013 to 23.12.2014.
Cabinet Minister from 18.9.2013 to 23.5.2022.
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection from 23.12.2014 to 28.8.2018.
Minister for Home Affairs from 20.12.2017 to 30.3.2021.
Minister for Defence from 30.3.2021 to 23.5.2022.
Committee Service
House of Representatives Standing: Family and Community Affairs served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004; Employment and Workplace Relations served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004; Economics served from 11.3.2008 to 25.9.2008
Joint Statutory: Australian Crime Commission served from 20.3.2002 to 31.8.2004
Parliamentary Party Positions
Leader of the House from 30.3.2021.
Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party from 30.5.2022.
Shadow Minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation from 6.12.2007 to 22.9.2008.
Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing from 22.9.2008 to 18.9.2013.
Leader of the Opposition from 5.6.2022.
Party Positions
Member, Government Backbench Committees on Health and Ageing; Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.
Member, Government Backbench Committees on Attorney-General, Justice and Customs.
Policy Vice-Chair, Bayside Young Liberals 1989.
Chair, Bayside Young Liberals 1990.
Secretary, Liberal Party Brisbane Central Branch 2000.
Personal
Born 18.11.1970, Brisbane, Australia
Married
Qualifications and Occupations before entering Federal Parliament
BBus (Queensland University of Technology).
Police officer from 1990 to 1999.
Company director from 1993 to 2001.
Electorate
Name: Dickson
Location: The Division of Dickson consists of: part of the Brisbane City Council, and part of the Moreton Bay Regional Council.
Area: 724 Sq km
Electors enrolled: 108,211 (at 10.6.2019)
Industries: Farming, retail and industrial activities.