About John

Shadow Cabinet Secretary
Joint Liberal Party Secretary
Legislative Council Opposition Whip

John was born and grew up in Gawler, he attended Prince Alfred College, Gawler High School, Glenormiston Agricultural College (Associate Diploma in Farm Management), Adelaide TAFE (Freelance Journalism).

Prior to John’s election to Parliament, he was a Primary Producer then an Electorate Officer to Senator the Hon Nick Minchin, Hon Alexander Downer MP and Hon Neil Andrew MP.

John was elected to the Legislative Council in the South Australian Parliament in 1997, and has been the Opposition Whip in the Upper House since 2002.

John’s community activities have involved:

• Rotary Club of Gawler
• Rotary District 9500
• Gawler & Districts Softball Association
• Two Wells Football Club
• Adelaide Plains Football League
• Gawler Agricultural, Horticultural and Floricultural Society
• Operation Flinders Foundation
• Operation Flinders Gawler Chapter
• Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal
• Tea Tree Gully RSL
• Northern Agricultural Shows Association
• Gawler River Uniting Church
• Gawler Tourism & Trade Authority

John is currently serving on the following committees:

• Joint Parliamentary Service Committee.
• Natural Resources Committee.

John recently chaired the Select Committee on Proposed Sale and Redevelopment of Glenside Hospital Site, and the Select Committee on Conduct of PIRSA in Fishing of Mud Cockles in Marine Scalefish and Lakes and Coorong Pipi Fisheries. John also recently participated in the Select Committee on Taxi Industry in South Australia.

John is a Justice of the Peace. He was also awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship from Rotary International in 2006.