Honours/decorations

MNZM for services to shearing and the wool industry 2000

Current parliamentary roles

• Deputy-Chairperson, Education and Science Committee
• Member, Primary Production Committee

Former parliamentary roles

• Member, Primary production select committee 9 November 2005-5 December 2006
• Member, Education and Science Committee 9 November 2005-20 October 2011
• Deputy Chairperson, Primary Production Committee 11 December 2008-20 October 2011

Personal details

Born 19 December 1949, Canterbury, married with four adult children

Education/qualifications

• Lincoln School
• Cashmere School
• Certificate in Adult Teaching, Level 4, Open Polytechnic
• Certificate in Woolhandling Systems, Massey University

Career

• Shearer
• Farmer
• Former Director, Meat Board
• Former NZ Representative, international shearing competitions
• Director, Agriculture Industry Organisation
• Director, Meat and Wool New Zealand Ltd 25 March 2004-15 March 2006
• Director, Meat and Wool Trust Ltd 25 March 2004-15 March 2006

Awards

• Named as one of six Master Shearers in the last 20 years
• Three times Golden Shears Champion
• Six times National Shearing Competition Champion
• Winner of more than two hundred open shearing events

Community activities

• Vice Chairperson, Canterbury A & P Association Shearing Section
• Trustee, New Zealand Shear History Trust
• Member, Executive Committee, Schizophrenia Society
• National Chairperson, Wrightson National Shearing Competition

Party activities

Chairperson, Rolleston-West Melton National Party

Leisure activities

Tramping, cycling, fishing, volunteering