Biographies of Senators and Members ABETZ, the Hon. Eric Senator for Tasmania Liberal Party of Australia Parliamentary Service Parliamentary Party Positions Chosen by the Parliament of Tasmania on Manager of Government Business in the Senate 22.2.1994 under section 15 of the Constitution from 9.3.2007 to 17.10.2007. to represent that State in the Senate, vice Leader of the Government in the Senate from B Archer (resigned). Re-elected 1998, 2004, 2010 18.9.2013 to 21.9.2015. and 2016. Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Ministerial Appointments from 6.12.2007 to 3.5.2010. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science Defence from 21.10.1998 to 30.1.2001. and Research from 6.12.2007 to 8.12.2009. Special Minister of State from 30.1.2001 to Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace 27.1.2006. Relations from 8.12.2009 to 18.9.2013. Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation Leader of the Opposition in the Senate from from 27.1.2006 to 3.12.2007. 3.5.2010 to 18.9.2013. Minister for Employment from 18.9.2013 to Party Positions 21.9.2015. President of the Australian Liberal Students’ Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Federation, 1978. Public Service from 18.9.2013 to 21.9.2015. State President of the Liberal Party (Tas.) from Cabinet Minister from 18.9.2013 to 21.9.2015. 1990 to 1994. Personal Born 25.1.1958, Stuttgart, Germany Married Qualifications and Occupations before entering Federal Parliament BA; LLB (University of Tasmania). Barrister and solicitor. * Senators’ and Members’ committee service is not included due to recurring changes, However, this information is available and updated regularly on the Parliament’s website at www.aph.gov.au and through Parlinfo search. 30 Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2020 ALBANESE, the Hon. Anthony Norman National Symbols National Member for Grayndler (NSW) Australian Labor Party Parliamentary Service Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Elected to the House of Representatives for Cities and Regional Development from 23.7.2016 Grayndler, New South Wales, 1996. Re-elected to 2.6.2019. 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian 46th Parliament 46th and 2019. Labor Party from 27.5.2019. Ministerial Appointments Leader of the Opposition from 27.5.2019. Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Party Positions Development and Local Government from Member of the Australian Labor Party from 1979. 3.12.2007 to 14.9.2010. Delegate to the Australian Labor Party State Cabinet Minister from 3.12.2007 to 18.9.2013. Conference (NSW) from 1983 to 2008. Minister for Infrastructure and Transport from Delegate to the Australian Labor Party National 14.9.2010 to 18.9.2013. Conference, 1986. Minister for Regional Development and Local President of Young Labor (NSW) from 1985 Government from 25.3.2013 to 1.7.2013. to 1987. Deputy Prime Minister from 27.6.2013 to Assistant General Secretary of the Australian Elections 18.9.2013. Labor Party (NSW) from 1989 to 1995. Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Member of the Australian Labor Party National Digital Economy from 1.7.2013 to 18.9.2013. Organisational Review Committee from 1990 Parliamentary Party Positions to 1994. Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Delegate to the Australian Labor Party National Minister for Family and Community Services from Conference, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 20.10.1998 to 25.11.2001. 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015. Shadow Minister for Ageing and Seniors from Secretary of the Australian Labor Party Warren 25.11.2001 to 23.8.2002. Branch from 1991 to 1999. Shadow Minister for Employment Services and President of the Australian Labor Party Grayndler Training from 23.8.2002 to 26.10.2004. Federal Electorate Council from 1992 to 1996. Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Member of the Australian Labor Party National Plebiscites and Referendums House from 26.10.2004 to 10.12.2006. Executive from 2004. Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage Member of the Australian Labor Party National from 26.10.2004 to 10.12.2006. Executive Committee from 2004. Shadow Minister for Water from 24.6.2005 to Personal 10.12.2006. Born 2.3.1963, Sydney, Australia Manager of Opposition Business in the House Qualifications and Occupations before from 10.12.2006 to 3.12.2007. entering Federal Parliament Shadow Minister for Water and Infrastructure BEc (University of Sydney). from 10.12.2006 to 3.12.2007. Bank officer from 1980 to 1981. Leader of the House from 12.2.2008 to 5.8.2013. Research officer to the Minister for Local Deputy Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Information Historical Government and Administrative Services, the Australian Labor Party from 26.6.2013 to Hon. T Uren, MP from 1985 to 1989. 14.10.2013. Party official from 1989 to 1995. Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 18.9.2013 Senior policy adviser to the Premier, the Hon. to 14.10.2013. R Carr (NSW) from 1995 to 1996. Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport from 18.10.2013 to 23.7.2016. Electorate Shadow Minister for Tourism from 18.10.2013 to Name: Grayndler 2.6.2019. Description: Inner metropolitan Shadow Minister for Cities from 24.9.2014 to Area: 32 sq km 23.7.2016. Electors enrolled: 109,567 (at 13.6.2019) Part 2 — The Forty-sixth Parliament 31 ALEXANDER, John Gilbert Member for Bennelong (NSW) Liberal Party of Australia Parliamentary Service Honours Elected to the House of Representatives for Awarded Medal of the Order of Australia, Bennelong, New South Wales, 2010. Re-elected 26.1.1992. 2013, 2016. Resigned 11.11.2017. Elected to the Australian Sports Medal, 2000. House of Representatives for Bennelong, New South Wales at by-election 2017, vice J Alexander Electorate (resigned). Re-elected 2019. Name: Bennelong Description: Inner metropolitan Personal Area: 60 sq km Born 4.7.1951, Sydney, Australia Electors enrolled: 108,815 (at 11.6.2019) Qualifications and Occupations before entering Federal Parliament Professional tennis player from 1968 to 1985. Corporate event manager from 1986 to 2000. Sports commentator from 1986 to 2010. Chair of the Player Development Committee at Tennis Australia from 1994 to 2004. Sports club developer from 1998 to 2010. Federation Cup captain/coach, 2005. 32 Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2020 ALLEN, Dr Katrina (Katie) Jane National Symbols National Member for Higgins (Vic.) Liberal Party of Australia Parliamentary Service Scientific advisory board member at Before Elected to the House of Representatives for Brands (US) from 2017 to 2019. Higgins, Victoria, 2019. Board member at Cabrini Health Ltd from 2017 to 2019. Party Positions Parliament 46th Liberal Party Candidate for Prahran from July Publications 2017 to November 2018. Iron-overload-related disease in HFE hereditary Liberal Candidate for Higgins from 24.2.2018 to hemochromatosis (co-author with L Gurrin, 18.5.2019. N Osborne, C Constantine, M Delatycki, A Nicoll, C McLaren, M Bahlo, A Nisselle, C Vulpe, Other Positions G Anderson, G Giles, D English, J Hopper, Member of the Indigenous Australians J Olynyk, L Powell and D Gertig) in the New Parliamentarians Working Group. England Journal of Medicine, 2008. Personal Can early introduction of egg prevent egg allergy Born 24.2.1966, Albury, Australia in infants? A population-based study (co-author Married with J Koplin, N Osborne, M Wake, P Martin, L Gurrin, M Robinson, D Tey, M Slaa, L Thiele, Elections Qualifications and Occupations before L Miles, D Anderson, T Tan, T Dang, D Hill, entering Federal Parliament A Lowe, M Matheson, A Ponsonby, M Tang and BMedSc(Hons); MBBS(Hons—First Class) S Dharmage) in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical (Monash University). Immunology, 2010. FRACP (Royal Australasian College of Food allergy: Riding the second wave of the Physicians). allergy epidemic (co-author with S Prescott) in PhD (University of Melbourne). Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 2011. Medical researcher from 1996 to 2019. Prevalence of challenge-proven IgE-medicated Paediatrician from 1998 to 2019. food allergy using population-based sampling Consultant paediatrician at the Department of and predetermined challenge criteria in infants Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Department (co-author with N Osborne, J Koplin, P Martin, of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition from L Gurrin, A Lowe, M Matheson, A Ponsonby, Plebiscites and Referendums 1998 to 2019. M Wake, M Tang and S Dharmage) in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2011. Group leader of the Population Allergy Research Group at the Murdoch Children’s Research The epidemiology of food allergy (co-author with Institute from 2003 to 2019. J Koplin) in Food Allergy, A Burks, J James and P Eigennman (eds.), Elsevier, 2012. University professor from 2006 to 2019. Increasing the accuracy of peanut allergy Professorial Fellow (Honorary) at the Department diagnosis using Ara h2 (co-author with T Dang, of Paediatrics (University of Melbourne) at the M Tang, S Choo, P Licciardi, J Koplin, P Martin, Royal Children’s Hospital from 2010 to 2019. T Tan, L Gurrin, A Ponsonby, D Tey, M Robinson Director of Population Health at the Murdoch and S Dharmage) in the Journal of Allergy and Children’s Research Institute from 2011 to 2019. Clinical Immunology, 2012. Board member of the Australian Food Allergy Kids Food Allergies for Dummies (co-author with Information Historical Foundation from 2011 to 2019. M Tang) John Wiley and Sons Australia, 2012. Board member of the Raising Children Network The epidemiology of anaphylaxis (co-author with at the Royal Children’s Hospital from 2013 to 2019. L Brown) in Anaphylaxis: Principles and Practices, Professorial Chair in Food Allergy at the School M Thirumala Krishna (ed.), Nova Science of Inflammation and Repair (University of Publishers, 2013.