Chris Ketter Australian Labor Party - Queensland

Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2013 (term began 1.7.2014) and 2016.

Committee service

• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Economics: Legislation and References Committees from 1.7.14 to 9.5.16 and from 1.9.16 (Chair of References from 1.9.16).
• Senate Select: Certain Aspects of Queensland Government Administration related to Commonwealth Government Affairs from 1.10.14 to 27.3.15.
• Joint Statutory: Corporations and Financial Services from 1.7.14 to 9.5.16 and from 12.9.16; Law Enforcement from 1.7.14 to 9.5.16; Public Accounts and Audit from 1.7.14 to 9.5.16 and from 15.9.16.
• Joint Standing: Electoral Matters from 1.7.14 to 24.2.16 and from 15.9.16; National Broadband Network from 15.9.16.

Party positions

• Member, ALP State Administrative Committee (Qld).
• Delegate, ALP State Conference (Qld).
• Delegate, ALP National Conference.
• Member, ALP State Policy Coordination Council (Qld).
• Past Convener, ALP Economic Management Policy Committee.
• Delegate, State Electoral College (Qld).
• Past Member, ALP Finance Committee.

Personal

• Born 12.2.1961, Brisbane, Qld.
• Married.

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• BA, BComm (Qld).
• Research Officer/Organiser, Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (Qld) 1982-92.
• First Assistant Secretary, Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (Qld) 1992-96.
• Secretary-Treasurer, Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (Qld) 1996-2014.