Tasmanian Liberal MHA for Braddon. The Liberal website before the election of March 2006 contained the following buigraphical information:

After two decades of community service Brett has quickly gained a political reputation for fighting on behalf of his constituents. Brett is passionate about the North West Coast and it shows.

Elected in 2002, Brett is now the Shadow Treasurer of Tasmania and also has responsibility as the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Local Government.

Brett has had a long association with church and community affairs in the north-west. He is a former bank manager and pastor, and served as an alderman of the City of Burnie between 1999 and 2002.

In recognition of his contribution to the community, Brett won a Burnie City Council Tasmania Day award in 1997 for community service.

Brett's grass roots connection with the community can be seen in State Liberal policy announcements over recent months.

Brett believes strongly that our seniors have not been valued sufficiently and that small business remains the foundation to economic stimulation in our region and the State Liberal Teams major policy to abolish Land Tax reflects this.

Both Brett and his wife Sue come from small business family backgrounds. They have been married for nearly 21 years have three children, Joshua, Jackson and Jessica.

BRADDON

Braddon is a rural electorate covering approximately 11 760 sq km in North West Tasmania. It includes King Island. The cities of Burnie and Devonport are in the Division of Braddon. Other major towns include Currie, Latrobe, Penguin, Port Sorell, Smithton, Stanley, Ulverstone, Waratah and Wynyard.

Products and industries of the area cover forestry, fishing, kelp harvesting, dairying, beef cattle production and vegetable, poppy and pyrethrum growing, which are major primary industries. Vegetable processing, cheese manufacture and sawmilling complement these activities. Lead and zinc and iron ore are mined in the Division. Manufacturing industry includes paper mills at Burnie and Wesley Vale, mining equipment at Burnie and weaving mills at Devonport. A number of telecommunications call centres are located in the Division. Burnie and Devonport are major ports, and interstate airports are located at Devonport and Wynyard.