
Appointed by the Senate on 1 July 2011 for a three-year term until 30 June 2014
Qualifications
BA, LLB (ANU)
Current Positions:
- Senator for the ACT
- 2010 - Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General
- 2010 - Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Materiel
- Oct 2009 - Reappointed - Joint Standing: National Capital and External Territories Committee
- July 2011 - Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
- July 2011 - Legislation and References Committee
Previous Positions:
- 2009-2010 - Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee
- 2009-2010 - Legislation and References Committee
- 2009-2010 - Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
- 2008-2009 - Joint Standing : National Capital and External Territories Committee
- Dec 2009-Sept 2010 - Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Families, Housing and Human Services
- Dec 2009-Sept 2010 - Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship
- 2008-2010 - Temporary Chair of Committees
- 2008-2009 - Joint Standing : National Capital and External Territories Committee
- 2003-2006 - Community Affairs Committee
- 2003-2006 - Legislation and References Committee
- 2000-2001 - Chief Minister (ACT)
- 1999-2001 - Treasurer - (ACT)
- 1998-1999 - Minister Assisting the Treasurer (ACT)
- 1998 - Minister for Health and Community Care (ACT)
- 1997-2000 - Deputy Chief Minister (ACT)
- 1995-2000 - Attorney General (ACT)
- 1995-1998 - Minister for Arts and Heritage; Environment, Land and Planning; Policy and Emergency Services; and Fair Trading
- 1989-1991 - Minister for Health, Education and the Arts (ACT)
- 1989 - Elected to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
