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SURFERS PARADISE

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LIBERAL NATIONAL PARTY (LNP) 9 SEPTEMBER 2008

Liberal Party (LIB) 7 FEBRUARY 2004 – 9 SEPTEMBER 2008

Date of Election : 7 February 2004

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Parliamentary Service

Leader of the Liberal National Party from 3 April 2009. Leader of the Opposition from 3 April 2009. Shadow Minister for the Arts from 6 April 2009. Member, Standing Orders Committee from 23 April 2009. Member, Standing Orders Committee 11 November 2008 - 20 March 2009. Leader of Opposition Business 30 September 2008 - 21 March 2009. Shadow Minister for Education and Skills and Shadow Minister for the Arts 12 August 2008 - 5 April 2009. Member, Estimates Committee B, 2008. Member, Speaker’s Advisory Committee 26 February 2008 - 20 March 2009.  Member, Review of Organ and Tissue Donation Procedures Select Committee 12 May 2008 – 28 October 2008. Member, Health Quality and Complaints Commission Select Committee 1 July 2007 - 15 November 2007. Member, Estimates Committee B, 2007. Member, Public Accounts Committee 11 October 2006 - 20 March 2009. Shadow Minister for Health from 21 September 2006 – 12 August 2008. Shadow Minister for Employment and Training 8 August 2006 - 21 September 2006. Member, Estimates Committee A, 2006. Shadow Minister for Public Works and Housing 28 September 2005 - 8 August 2006. Shadow Minister for Racing 28 September 2005 - 21 September 2006. Member, Estimates Committee C, 2005. Member, Estimates Committee C, 2004. Member, Public Accounts Committee 18 March 2004 - 15 August 2006. Secretary, Parliamentary Liberal Party 17 February 2004 - 12 August 2008. Liberal Party Spokesperson for Education and the Arts, Police and Corrective Services, Public Works, Housing and Racing, and Natural Resources, Mines and Energy 17 February 2004 - 27 September 2005.

Current Parliamentary service is highlighted in green.

Party Activity

Chairman, Surfers Paradise Branch 2001. Vice Chairman, 2001-2004. Treasurer, Moncrieff Federal Electorate Council 2000-2001.  Delegate, State Conventions 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. Senior Vice Chairman, Moncrieff FEC 2001-2003. Campaign Director for the Moncrieff Campaign 2001 - Steve Ciobo MHR. Candidate, Surfers Paradise State By-election May 2001. Member of Policy Standing Committee 2001-2002.

Personal

Born Assen, The Netherlands, 31 January 1961. Married to Stacey, three children. Bachelor of Dental Science (Hons) 1983 (University of Queensland). Prior to election Dental Surgeon in Ashmore and Surfers Paradise since February 1987.

Community Involvement - Honorary Member, Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, 2005; Chairman, Surfers Paradise Community Consultative Committee, 2001-2004; Surfers Paradise Chamber of Commerce - Member from 1994, Councillor on Management Committee 2000, Treasurer 2000 - 2001, President 2001 - 2002; Surfers Paradise Central Management Association - Treasurer on Management Committee 2000 - 2001, Board Member 2001 - 2002. Interests include family, theatre, exercising and rugby union, Melbourne Cup Winners (1968 - present) and Cuban Cigar Factories.

John-Paul is a Honorary Member of the Gold Coast Turf Club, Friends of Gold Coast Botanic Gardens Inc, The Gold Coast Project for Homeless Youth Inc,. He is also a member of the Brisbane Cricket Ground Trust and the Main Beach Progress Association Inc. John-Paul is a patron of the Surfers Paradise Brass Band, Spotlight Theatre, Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving Club, Surf Life Saving Queensland and Griffith Uni Knights Colleges Rugby Club. Also Vice President of Broadbeach Surf Life Saving Club, Vice Chairman, ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee of Queensland, Member, Australasian Study of Parliament Group (Queensland Chapter).