Background
He was born on 25 October 1960 in South Perth.
He was born on 25 October 1960 in South Perth.
He joined the Western Australian Police in 1978, and served as a police officer in Broome, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, Dampier, Denmark and Australind. He was elected to the seat of Murray at the 2005 election, succeeding John Bradshaw. The seat was renamed Murray-Wellington at the 2008 election.
He was appointed to the Barnett Ministry as a parliamentary secretary.