About Harry
- Personal
- Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament
- Local Government Service
- Parliamentary Service
- Parliamentary Positions
- Party Positions
- Committee Service
- Conferences, Delegations and Visits
Personal
- Born 18.8.1952, Melbourne, Vic.
- Married.
Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament
- BSc (ANU).
- Public servant.
Local Government Service
Councillor, Whittlesea Shire Council from 1979-86; President 1984-85
Parliamentary Service
- Elected to the House of Representatives for Scullin, Victoria, at by-election 8.2.1986, vice the Hon. Dr HA Jenkins (resigned).
- Re-elected 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2007
Parliamentary Positions
- Deputy Chair of Committees from 8.5.90 to 8.2.93.
- Deputy Speaker from 4.5.93 to 29.1.96.
- Second Deputy Speaker from 30.4.96 to 10.2.08
- Speaker of the House of Representatives 11.2.08 --
Party Positions
- President, ALP Bundoora Branch 1980, 1986.
- Delegate, ALP State Conference (Vic) 1979-81, 1982-83 and from 1997.
- Member, ALP State Environment and Conservation Policy (Vic) 1980-82.
- Member, ALP State Local Government Policy Committee (Vic)1982-86.
- Member, ALP State Municipal Executive (Vic) 1985-87.
Committee Service
- House of Representatives Standing: Publications from 8.10.87 (Chair from 20.10.87) to 19.2.90
- Environment, Recreation and the Arts from 8.10.87 to 31.8.98
- Environment and Heritage from 8.12.98 to 17.10.07
- Finance and Public Administration from 8.10.87 to 19.2.90
- Aboriginal Affairs from 26.10.89 to 19.2.90
- Community Affairs from 16.5.90 (Chair from 17.5.90) to 8.2.93
- Industry, Science and Technology from 16.10.90 to 8.2.93 and from 29.5.96 to 31.8.98
- Selection from 12.5.93 (Chair from 12.5.93) to 29.1.96
- Members' Interests from 29.5.96 to 17.10.07
- Family and Community Affairs from 17.11.97 to 31.8.98.
- Joint Statutory: Public Works from 20.3.02 to 17.10.07
- Joint Standing: National Capital and External Territories from 27.5.93 to 29.1.96.
- Joint Select: Retailing Sector from 9.2.99 to 30.8.99.
Conferences, Delegations and Visits
- Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Canada and USA, May-June 1992.
- Leader, Parliamentary Delegation to India, Nepal and Bangladesh, November-December 1993.
- Leader, Parliamentary Delegation to AIPO, Singapore and bilateral visit to Thailand, September 1995.
- Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the 6th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific
- Parliamentary Forum, Seoul, January 1998.
- Leader, Bilateral visit to Republic of Korea and Malaysia, July 1998.
- Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the European Institutions, Strasbourg, Belgium and Luxembourg, June 2000.
- Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia, March 2003.
- Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, December 2003.
- Member, Parliamentary Delegation to the Philippines (ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organisation General Assembly) and Indonesia (Bi-lateral visit), September 2006.
- CPA Study Group on the Environment, Belize, Feb-Mar 2007.
- Deputy Leader, Parliamentary Delegation visit to Cambodia and 116th Assembly of the IPU, Nusa Dua, Indonesia, April-May 2007.
- Member, Parliamentary Delegation visit to India to attend the 53rd CPA Conference and the Philippines, Sep-Oct 2007.
- Official Representative, Inauguration of the President of the Republic of Korea, February 2008.
- Leader, Parliamentary Delegation to the 118th Assembly of the IPU, South Africa and Bi-lateral visit to Jordon, April 2008.
