Electorate

BARRON RIVER 1989 - 1995; 1998 - 2006

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Party

AustraLian Labor Party (ALP)

Dates of Service: 2 December 1989 - 15 July 1995; 13 June 1998 - 9 September 2006 (Retired)

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Parliamentary Service

Chair, Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee 18 March 2004 - 15 August 2006. Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier and Minister for Trade in Far North Queensland 1 March 2001 - 7 February 2004. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health 16 December 1999 - 17 February 2001. Member, Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee 30 July 1998 - 29 February 2000. Member, Estimates Committee D 1999. Member, Estimates Committee G 1998. Member, Panel of Temporary Chairmen for the 49th Parliament 4 August 1998 - 29 February 2000. Chairperson, Parliamentary Committee for Electoral and Administrative Review 10 November 1992 - 20 June 1995; Member, 20 March 1990 - 20 June 1995. Member, Estimates Committee D 1994. Temporary Chairman of Committees 1990 - 1992.

Ministerial Legislative Committee Membership

Education, Arts, Natural Resources, Mines, Tourism, Fair Trading, Wine Industry Development, Environment, Local Government, Planning and Women (from 1 October 2004). Premier (from March 2001). Tourism, Sport and Racing; Attorney-General, Justice and The Arts; Education; Environment and Heritage and Natural Resources (July 1998 - December 1999). Environment and Heritage; Business, Industry and Regional Development (1992 - 1995). Tourism, Sport and Racing; Education (1990 - 1992).

Party Activity

Various positions in the Marlin Coast Branch; and Barron River Electorate Executive Committee.

Local Government Service

Councillor, Mulgrave Shire Council, 1985 - 1990.

Personal

Born Harwich, UK, 10 August 1948. Married, two children. BA (1st Class Hons), Grad Dip Ed, PhD. Prior to election was a lecturer in education at James Cook University, and a school guidance officer. Interests include bushwalking, reading, theatre and movies.