member of the Australian House of Representatives
Bruce Billson took which position from Sep 2015 to May 2016?
Bruce Billson Bruce Frederick Billson ( born 26 January 1966 ) is a former politician who was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Dunkley in Victoria from 1996 to 2016 . Billson served as the Minister for Small Business from September 2013 to September 2015 . Early life and education . Billson was born in Albury , New South Wales , and moved to Seaford , Victoria as a child . He was educated at Monterey High School in Frankston North and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology . He was Manager of Corporate Development for the Shire of Hastings , a ministerial adviser to the Victorian Minister for Natural Resources , and policy adviser to the Shadow Minister for the Environment , Senator Rod Kemp , before entering politics . Career . Ministerial roles . Billson was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2004 . In 2005 , he was also appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs , and , in 2006 , he was promoted to Minister for Veterans Affairs – a position he retained until the defeat of the Howard government in the 2007 federal election . In 2007 , he was appointed Shadow Minister for Broadband , Communications and the Digital Economy . In 2009 , he was then appointed the Shadow Minister for Sustainable Development and Cities . and after the 2010 election he was appointed Shadow Minister for Small Business , Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs . Following the 2013 election he was sworn into the cabinet as the Minister for Small Business . Retirement from politics . Following the leadership spill that saw Malcolm Turnbull become Prime Minister , Billson was dropped from the new Ministry upon the ascension of the Turnbull Government . On 24 November 2015 , he announced he would retire from politics at the 2016 federal election . He is currently serving as the executive chairman of the Franchise Council of Australia . In August 2017 , Billson admitted he had received a salary from the FCA several months before his retirement , which he had not declared on the register of members interests . Billson apologised to the Clerk of the House for the omission , but claimed his directorship was not concealed and there was no conflict of interest . Although cleared of breaching ministerial guidelines , an inquiry conducted by the House of Representatives Standing Committee of Privileges and Members Interests recommended in March 2018 that Billson be censured for failing to disclose receiving a salary for the FCA , and for undertaking work for the organisation through his consultancy business before leaving parliament . The Committees report stated that Billsons decision to accept the role with FCA while he was a member falls below the standards expected of a member of the house . On 27 March the House of Representatives passed a motion censuring Billson . Beginning 11 March 2021 he took up a government role as the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman , replacing Kate Carnell . The news site Crikey noted that the role of Small Business Ombudsman had been initially created by Billson while he was the Minister for Small Business . Board Roles . Executive Chair - Franchise Council of Australia Independent Non Executive Director - Judo Capital Personal life . He is married to Kate and has four children : Alexander , Zoe , Madeline and Isabella .