Stephen Parry Liberal Party of Australia - Tasmania

Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the Senate for Tasmania 2004 (term began 1.7.2005) 2010 and 2016.

Parliamentary positions

• Temporary Chair of Committees from 26.6.08 to 15.6.09.
• Deputy President of the Senate from 4.7.11 to 7.7.14.
• Chairman of Committees from 4.7.11 to 7.7.14.
• President of the Senate from 7.7.14.

Committee service

• Senate Standing: Selection of Bills from 12.9.06 to 4.7.11; Scrutiny of Bills from 23.3.07 to 11.2.08; Appropriations and Staffing from 9.5.07 to 1.7.14 and from 14.11.14 to 9.5.16 (Chair from 14.11.13 to 9.5.16); House from 9.5.07 to 9.5.16; Procedure from 20.6.07 to 9.5.16 and from 1.9.16; Senators' Interests from 4.2.09 to 12.5.09; Publications from 12.3.09 to 11.11.13; Appropriations, Staffing and Security from 1.9.16 (Chair from 1.9.16).
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts from 11.9.06 to 12.2.07; Environment, Communications and the Arts from 12.2.08 to 24.11.08; Legal and Constitutional Affairs from 8.2.07 to 11.2.08; Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Legislation and References Committees from 11.3.10 to 1.7.11; Finance and Public Administration from 24.11.08 to 14.5.09; Finance and Public Administration: References Committee from 14.5.09 to 11.3.10.
• Senate Select: Men's Health from 25.11.08 to 4.12.08; Cyber-Safety from 27.6.13 to 30.8.13.
• Joint Statutory: Public Works from 11.8.05 to 17.10.07; Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity from 23.3.07 to 1.7.14; Australian Crime Commission from 9.5.07 to 25.11.10; Law Enforcement from 25.11.10 to 1.7.14; Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings from 9.5.07 to 11.3.08 and from 25.9.08 to 1.7.14.
• Joint Standing: Migration from 1.7.05 to 17.10.07; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 1.7.11 to 1.7.14; National Capital and External Territories from 4.7.11 to 7.7.14.
• Joint Select: Cyber-Safety from 1.7.11 to 24.6.13.

Parliamentary party positions

• Deputy Government Whip in the Senate from 11.9.06 to 21.4.07.
• Chief Government Whip in the Senate from 21.4.07 to 3.12.07.
• Chief Opposition Whip in the Senate from 3.12.07 to 4.7.11.
• Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate from 16.2.09 to 19.7.10.

Party positions

• Member, Liberal Party from 1980.
• President, Liberal Party Cradle Coast Branch 1999-2005.
• Chair, Liberal Party Braddon Federal Electorate 2000-02.
• Member, Liberal Party State Executive (Tas) 2000-02.
• Federal Delegate, Liberal Party 2004-05.

Personal

• Born 31.10.1960, Burnie, Tas.
• Married.

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• Graduation Certificate, Tasmania Police Academy.
• Certificate in Mortuary Science, Australian College of Funeral Service.
• Master Funeral Director, Australian College of Funeral Service.
• Police officer 1977-86; Detective 1983-86.
• Funeral director 1986-2004; Embalmer 1995-2004.
• Member, Rotary Club of Ulverstone West from 1987; President 1992-93.
• Member, Surf Lifesaving Australia; Chief Instructor, Burnie 1981-83; Club Captain, Ulverstone 1991-93
• National President, Australian Funeral Directors Association 2001-03.
• National Chairman, Australian College of Funeral Service 1999-2000.
• National Deputy Chairman, Australian Institute of Embalming 1996-97.
• President, Burnie Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2000-04.
• Director, Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2000-04.