Parliamentary activity
Information about members' parliamentary service including their positions held and biography.
Positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member, Committee on the Parliamentary Budget Office, Parliamentary Budget Office | Thu 23 June 2011 | Fri 02 December 2011 | 5 months 10 days | |
| Minister for Redfern Waterloo | Tue 08 December 2009 | Mon 28 March 2011 | 1 year 3 months 21 days | |
| Premier | Fri 04 December 2009 | Mon 28 March 2011 | 1 year 3 months 25 days | |
| Minister for Infrastructure | Tue 17 November 2009 | Fri 04 December 2009 | 18 days | |
| Minister for Planning | Mon 08 September 2008 | Fri 04 December 2009 | 1 year 2 months 27 days | |
| Minister for Redfern Waterloo | Mon 08 September 2008 | Fri 04 December 2009 | 1 year 2 months 27 days | |
| Minister for Disability Services | Mon 02 April 2007 | Fri 05 September 2008 | 1 year 5 months 4 days | |
| Minister for Ageing | Mon 02 April 2007 | Fri 05 September 2008 | 1 year 5 months 4 days | |
| Member, Joint Select Committee on the Cross City Tunnel, Cross City Tunnel | Wed 16 November 2005 | Wed 23 August 2006 | 9 months 8 days | |
| Member, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) | Wed 12 October 2005 | Fri 02 March 2007 | 1 year 4 months 19 days | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Parliamentary Privilege and Ethics | Thu 04 December 2003 | Fri 02 March 2007 | 3 years 2 months 27 days | This Committee replaced the Standing Ethics Committee. |
| Member, Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption | Thu 08 May 2003 | Fri 02 March 2007 | 3 years 9 months 23 days | |
| Member, Standing Ethics Committee | Thu 08 May 2003 | Thu 04 December 2003 | 6 months 27 days | |
| Member, Legislative Assembly Standing Ethics Committee | Thu 08 May 2003 | Mon 01 December 2003 | 6 months 24 days | This committee was abolished following the commencement of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment (Ethics Committee) Act 2003 No. 73. |
| Member for Heffron | Sat 22 March 2003 | Fri 29 June 2012 | 9 years 3 months 8 days | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | Sat 22 March 2003 | Fri 29 June 2012 | 9 years 3 months 8 days |
Biography
Political party activity
Eastlakes, Australian Labor Party 2000 - current
Community activity
Chairman, Basketball Australia, Current.
Board Member, Souths Cares, Current.
Patron, The Stillbirth Foundation of Australia, Current.
Ambassador, Opportunity International Australia, Current.
Ambassador, NSW Cancer Survivors Centre, Current.
Advisory Board Member, Government Media, Current.
Patron, Mascot Jets Football Club, Current.
Patron, Eastlakes Golf Club, Current.
Patron, Alexandria Rovers Football Club, Current.
Patron Bonnie Doon Golf Club, Current.
Member, Graphic Arts Club, Current.
Foundation Member, South Sydney District Rugby League Club, Current.
Member, Souths on Chalmers, Current.
Member, Randwick Labor Club, Current.
Member, Souths Juniors, Current.
Member, Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, Kensington, Current.
Member, Edmund Rice Chair of Education Establishment Committee, Current.
Personal information
Married, 3 children.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Bachelor of Arts (Hon), University of Dayton, 1991.
Masters of Arts, Univeristy of Dayton, 1995.
Research Assistantship, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 1997 - 1999. State Youth & Young Adults Co-ordinator, Society of St Vincent de Paul, NSW, 1995 - 1996. Graduate Assistant, University of Dayton, Department of Religious Studies, Dayton, OH, USA, 1992 - 1994. Primary School Teacher, Immaculate Conception School, Cuba, New Mexico, USA, 1991 - 1992.
Research Assistantship, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 1997 - 1999. State Youth & Young Adults Co-ordinator, Society of St Vincent de Paul, NSW, 1995 - 1996. Graduate Assistant, University of Dayton, Department of Religious Studies, Dayton, OH, USA, 1992 - 1994. Primary School Teacher, Immaculate Conception School, Cuba, New Mexico, USA, 1991 - 1992.