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LIBERAL NATIONAL PARTY (LNP) 9 SEPTEMBER 2008

National Party (NPA) 19 SEPTEMBER 1992 – 9 SEPTEMBER 2008

Date of Election : 19 September 1992

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Parliamentary Service

Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads from 6 April 2009. Member, Economic Development Committee from 23 April 2009. Shadow Minister for Infrastructure (including ICT) and Shadow Minister for Main Roads and Transport 12 August 2008 - 5 April 2009. Member, Estimates Committee A, 2008. Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Planning 17 September 2007 – 12 August 2008. Shadow Minister for Tourism 17 September 2007 - 29 January 2008. Member, Estimates Committee C, 2007.   Deputy Leader of The Nationals 18 September 2006 - 28 July 2008. Deputy Leader of the Opposition 21 September 2006 - 28 July 2008. Shadow Minister for State Development, Employment, Industrial Relations and Shadow Minister for Small Business and Tourism 16 April 2007 - 17 September 2007. Shadow Minister for State Development 21 September 2006 - 16 April 2007. Shadow Minister for Small Business and Employment 30 January 2007 - 16 April 2007. Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations 30 January 2007 - 16 April 2007. Shadow Minister for Infrastructure 21 September 2006 - 30 January 2007. Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations from  21 September 2006 - 30 January 2007. Member, Standing Orders Committee 11 October 2006 - 13 May 2008. Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads 8 August 2006 - 21 September 2006. Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations 1 July 2006 - 8 August 2006. Member, Estimates Committee F, 2006. Shadow Minister for State Development, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Information Technology and Innovation 28 September 2005 - 8 August 2006. Shadow Minister for Women's Policy 28 September 2005 - 21 September 2006. Member, Estimates Committee F, 2005. Member, Estimates Committee D, 2004. Deputy Chair, Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee 8 April 2004 - 15 August 2006. Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads and Shadow Minister for Urban Affairs 8 March 2004 - 27 September 2005. Member, Estimates Committee D, 2003. Member, Estimates Committee D, 2002. Shadow Minister for Tourism 12 March 2001 - 22 April 2003. Shadow Minister for Women's Policy 2 July 1998 - 27 September 2005. Shadow Minister for Health 2 July 1998 - 8 March 2004. Member, Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee 3 May 2001 - 15 August 2006. Member, Estimates Committee E, 1998, 1999 and 2001. Member, Estimates Committee D, 2000. Member of Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee 3 March 1998 - 19 May 1998. Secretary to the Parliamentary National Party 17 February 1998 - 27 July 1998. Member, Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee 15 September 1995 - 19 May 1998. Member, Estimates Committee G, 1996 and 1997. Temporary Chairman of Committees 2 April 1996 - 19 May 1998 and 5 November 1992 - 20 June 1995. Member, Subordinate Legislation Committee 10 November 1992 - 20 June 1995.

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Ministerial Legislative Committee Membership

Families, Youth and Community Care; Transport and Main Roads; Health; Education (April 1996 - June 1998).

Personal

Born Sea Lake, Victoria, 18 April 1965. Bachelor of Arts, majors in Japanese, journalism and government. Master of Arts, majoring in communications and organizational leadership. Graduate Diploma of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Prior to election - journalist. Exchange student to Japan 1983. State winner of Dalgety Excellence in Rural Journalism Award 1989. Interests - current affairs, politics, singing and song writing, bushwalking and tennis.