MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS
Minister for Education and Training (November 2011 - present)
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (November 2011 - present)
Minister for Industrial Relations (November 2011 - present)
Minister for Corrections (November 2011 - present)

COMMITTEE SERVICE
Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Health, Community and Social Services

PERSONAL
Married with three adult childern

QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Dental Science
Graduate Diploma in Public Health
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry

PREVIOUS OCCUPATION
Dentist. working in public and private practice

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Chair, ACT Indigenous Education Consultative Body 1997-2003
Member, Australian Indigenous Training Advisory Council 2001-2003
Member, Capital Arts Patrons Organisation 2008-2010
President, Indigenous Dentists’ Association of Australia 2004-2011
Chair, ACT Division Australian Dental Association 2009-2011
Member, Regional Development Australia (ACT) 2009-2011
Delegate, National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples 2011

INTERESTS
Target rifle shooting
Rostrum
Visual arts