March 24, 2012: Elected as member for Stafford for the LNP after stints as president of the Australian Medical Association Queensland and director of geriatric medicine at a Brisbane hospital.
April 3, 2012: Appointed by the LNP as assistant minister for health.
March 19, 2014: Speaks out against the Newman government's controversial changes to doctor contracts, saying there could be ramifications for patients.
May 13, 2014: Sacked as assistant health minister after siding with doctors in the long-running dispute over contracts and polling his electorate on changes to the Crime and Misconduct Commission.
May 16, 2014: Told the ABC's 730 program he had written to Premier Campbell Newman to raise concerns about changes to political donation laws. Also says Mr Newman sacked him to send a powerful message.
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May 22, 2014: Tells parliament he can't support his government's policy to remove caps on political donations and raise disclosure thresholds.
May 23, 2014: Quits parliament, saying recent laws go against his and his electorate's values.
