Career
Chester served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence in the Abbott ministry from September 2013 to September 2015. In the Turnbull Government he was appointed Assistant Minister for Defence from 21 September 2015. And on 18 February 2016 Chester was sworn in as the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport following a rearrangement in the Turnbull Ministry.
Chester was born in Sale, Victoria, the son of a plumber, and was one of five children.
Chester contested Gippsland East as the National Party candidate at the 2002 Victorian state election, losing to independent Craig Ingram. In 2004, he unsuccessfully stood for National Party preselection for the Senate position held by Julian McGauran.
Chester was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2008 by-election caused by the resignation of Peter McGauran, and re-elected at the 2010 and 2013 elections. He was appointed Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Roads and Regional Transport in September 2010.
And appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence in September 2013.