Hon. Peter Slipper MP Parliamentary Service Record as of 23 April 2012


The Hon Peter Slipper MP as of 23 April 2012 taken from aph.gov.au:

Parliamentary service

·         Elected to the House of Representatives for Fisher, Queensland, 1984 for the National Party of Australia. Defeated 1987.
·         Re-elected for the Liberal Party of Australia 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.
·         Independent from 24.11.2011.

Parliamentary positions

·         Speaker of the House of Representatives from 24.11.11.
·         Deputy Speaker from 28.9.10 to 24.11.11.
·         Member, Speaker's Panel from 18.2.08 to 28.9.10.

Ministerial appointments

·         Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration from 21.10.98 to 26.10.04.
·         Acting Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister from 14.3.02 to 7.10.03.

Committee service

·         House of Representatives Standing: Expenditure from 28.2.85 to 5.6.87; Legal and Constitutional Affairs from 12.5.93 to 29.1.96 and from 1.12.04 to 19.7.10 (Chairman from 2.12.04 to 17.10.07); Publications from 26.5.93 to 29.1.96; Family and Community Affairs from 29.5.96 to 27.11.97 (Chairman from 30.5.96 to 3.9.97); Selection Committee from 27.8.97 to 31.8.98; Privileges from 22.10.97 to 31.8.98; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 1.12.04 to 17.10.07; House from 24.11.11 (Chairman from 24.11.11).
·         Joint Statutory: Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account from 1.12.04 to 23.3.06; Public Works from 11.3.08 to 19.7.10; Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings from 24.11.11.
·         Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 18.6.96 to 31.8.98; National Capital and External Territories from 25.10.10.

Conferences, delegations and visits

·         Member, Official Delegation to 15th AIPO General Assembly and bilateral visits, Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia, September-October 1994.
·         Member, 98th IPU Conference, Cairo, and bilateral visit to Kuwait, September 1997.
·         Member, 13th CPA Australian and Pacific Regional Seminar, Kiribati, July 1998.
·         Member, Parliamentary Delegation to China and bilateral visit to Mongolia, April 2005.
·         Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia, June 2005.
·         Member, Parliamentary Delegation to 26th AIPO General Assembly, Laos, and bilateral visit to Pakistan, September 2005.
·         Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Malaysia and Japan, April 2006.
·         Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Fiji, April-May 2006.
·         Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the Philippines and Indonesia, September 2006.
·         Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Saudi Arabia and China, June-July 2007.
·         Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Egypt and Israel, October-November 2008.

Parliamentary party positions

·         Government Whip from 11.7.97 to 18.10.98.

Party positions

·         Member, Liberal Party 1989-2008; Member, Liberal National Party of Queensland 2008-11.
·         Alternate Representative, Liberal Party State Executive (Qld) 1990-92.
·         Vice-Chairman, Liberal Party Sunshine Coast Zone 1990-92.
·         Membership Development Officer, Liberal Party Sunshine Coast Zone 1990-92.
·         Branch Vice-Chairman, Liberal Party 1991-92.
·         Delegate, Liberal Party and Liberal National Party State Conventions (Qld) 1990-2011.

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

·         BA, LLB (Qld).
·         Barrister and solicitor in various jurisdictions.
·         Businessman and farmer.
·         Chairman, West Moreton Regional Community Corrections Board (Parole Board).