Peter Neil Slipper (born 14 February 1960), is an Australian politician belonging to the Liberal Party, and a member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate
Peter Slipper represents the Division of Fisher, Queensland. The Division of Fisher is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent He previously represented the same division for the National Party of Australia from 1984 to 1987. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. He was born in Ipswich, Queensland, and was educated at the University of Queensland. Ipswich is a city and Local Government Area situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent The University of Queensland (UQ is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions He was a barrister and solicitor, businessman and farmer before entering politics. Slipper was Government Whip 1997-98, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration 1998-2004 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister 2002-03. Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature
In 2006, Slipper was the chairman for the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs which in 2006 conducted an enquiry on whether harmonisation of laws within Australia and between Australia and New Zealand was a desirable objective. In its report the committee recommended moves towards a closer association between Australia and New Zealand including consideration of a joint currency and possibly full union.
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| Preceded by Evan Adermann |
Member for Fisher 1984-1987 |
Succeeded by Michael Lavarch |
| Preceded by Michael Lavarch |
Member for Fisher 1993 – present |
Incumbent |
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| NAME | Slipper, Peter Neil |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14 February 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
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