Electorate

MURRUMBA

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Party

AustraLian Labor Party (ALP)

Date of Election : 1 November 1986

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Parliamentary Service

Member, Law, Justice and Safety Committee from 23 April 2009. Member, Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee from 23 April 2009. Member, Estimates Committee B, 2008. Member, Estimates Committee F, 2007. Member, Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee 1 November 2006 - 22 April 2009. Member, Members’ Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee 11 October 2006 - 1 November 2006. Member, Estimates Committee F, 2006. Member, Estimates Committee C, 2005. Member, Estimates Committee C, 2004. Member, Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee 18 March 2004 - 15 August 2006. Minister for Environment 22 February 2001 - 12 February 2004. Minister for Education 29 June 1998 - 22 February 2001. Shadow Minister for Emergency Services, Public Service Matters and Federal/State Relations 17 December 1996 - 26 June 1998. Member, Estimates Committee B, 1997. Member, Scrutiny of Legislation Committee 15 September 1995 - 4 December 1996. Attorney-General 7 December 1989 - 31 July 1995, also Minister for Justice and The Arts, 24 September 1992 - 31 July 1995. Opposition Spokesman on Justice and Attorney-General June 1988 - December 1989. Member, Select Committee of Subordinate Legislation 1987; Member of ad hoc Queensland Delegation to Biennial Conference of Australian Public Accounts Committees May 1987.

Federal: Member, House of Representatives for Petrie 5 March 1983 - 1 December 1984.

Current Parliamentary service is highlighted in green.

Current Ministerial Legislative Committee Membership

Premier, Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Infrastructure; Transport and Main Roads from 28 September 2006.

Party Activity

At various times, President and Secretary of various local branches; Campaign Director in a number of campaigns. Member of ALP since 1972.

Personal

Born Australian Army Base, Hiroshima, 13 January 1949. Three children. BA(1st Class Hons), MA, LLB, former Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Queensland, 1978-1981. Visiting Lecturer, University of Wales (UK) 1981. Publications: The Reproduction Revolution, Oxford University Press, 1984; The Deep North, Outback Press, 1981; Power Without Theory, Outback Press, 1978; The Wit of Whitlam, Outback Press, 1977. Member of the Queensland Debating Union team which won the national championship in 1980. Interests - family, reading, music, scuba diving, chess.