Biography

Parliamentary service

• Chosen by the Parliament of New South Wales on 21.8.2013 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice Hon. M Thistlethwaite (resigned). Elected to the Senate for New South Wales 2016. Resigned 25.1.2018.

Parliamentary positions

• Temporary Chair of Committees from 7.7.14 to 9.5.16

Committee service

• Senate Standing: Regulations and Ordinances from 12.11.2013 to 12.11.2015; Procedure from 1.9.2016 to 12.9.2016; Selection of Bills from 1.9.2016 to 12.9.2016; Community Affairs: Legislation from 10.10.2016 to 15.2.2017; Selection of Bills from 8.2.2017; Publications from 16.2.2017.
• Senate Select: Abbott Government's Commission of Audit from 12.12.2013 to 19.6.2014; Abbott Government's Budget Cuts from 26.6.2014 to 11.8.2015; Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures from 11.8.2015 to 25.2.2016; Health from 11.12.2015 to 11.12.2015 (Substitute member from 11.12.2015 to 11.12.2015); School Funding Investment from 4.2.2016 to 9.5.2016 (Chair from 4.2.2016 to 9.5.2016); Red Tape from 10.11.2016 to 30.3.2017; Future of Public Interest Journalism from 11.5.2017 to 6.12.2017.
• Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Economics: References from 12.11.2013 to 9.5.2016 (Chair from 1.7.2014 to 9.5.2016); Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: References from 12.11.2013 to 9.5.2016; Economics: Legislation from 1.7.2014 to 9.5.2016 (Deputy Chair from 1.7.2014 to 9.5.2016); Environment and Communications: Legislation from 20.10.2015 to 20.10.2015 (Substitute member from 20.10.2015 to 20.10.2015); Environment and Communications: Legislation from 30.11.2015 to 9.5.2016; Environment and Communications: Legislation from 9.2.2016 to 9.2.2016 (Substitute member from 9.2.2016 to 9.2.2016); Environment and Communications: References from 1.9.2016; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: References from 1.9.2016 to 8.11.2016; Economics: References from 1.9.2016.
• Joint Statutory: Corporations and Financial Services from 4.12.2013 to 1.7.2014.
• Joint Standing: Migration from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Migration from 12.9.2016; Treaties from 8.11.2016.

Parliamentary party positions

• Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition from 13.10.2015 to 23.7.2016.
• Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate from 13.10.2015 to 9.5.2016.
• Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Youth from 13.10.2015 to 23.7.2016.
• Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs from 23.7.2016 to 7.9.2016.
• Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate from 23.7.2016 to 7.9.2016.
• Opposition Deputy Whip in the Senate from 3.2.2017 to 29.11.2017.

Party positions

• Member, ALP from 2000
• Delegate, ALP Annual Conference (NSW) from 2003
• President, Young Labor (NSW) 2005
• Member, ALP Administrative Committee (NSW) 2005
• Secretary, Drummoyne SEC 2006
• Delegate, ALP National Conference 2007
• Secretary, Lowe FEC 2008
• State Organiser, ALP (NSW) 2008-09
• Delegate, ALP National Conference 2009
• Member, ALP Administrative Committee (NSW) 2010-13
• General Secretary, ALP (NSW) 2010-13
• Member, ALP National Executive 2010-13
• Delegate, ALP National Conference 2011

Personal

• Born 28.7.1983, Sari, Iran
• Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• B.A(Macq.)