FRED NILE - FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT

1950-55 – Paul & Gray Pty Ltd., Aircraft Industry, Mascot and Bankstown Airports.  Commenced as junior storeman, then junior clerk, then salesman, finally assistant to Manager.

1959-63 – Student Minister Newcastle (Mayfield West) and Bexley and Brighton Le Sands Congregational Churches.

1964 – Ordained as evangelical Congregational Minister at Bexley, Sydney.

1964-67 – National Director, Australian Christian Endeavour Movement (Protestant Youth Leadership Training Organisation).

1967-68 – Assistant Director, 1968 Billy Graham Crusade, Sydney Showgrounds (455,000 total attendance, 21,000 enquiries).

1968-69 – Director, NSW Congregational Board of Evangelism.

1970-71 – Director, Methodist Mission to the People of NSW (Evangelistic Newness, NSW Campaign), led by Rev Alan Walker.

1971-73 – Director of Outreach and Evangelism, Sydney City Wesley Central Methodist Mission, Programme Director Vision Valley Conference Centre, Arcadia; Principal Christian Training Centre, "Jesus Commune" East Sydney; Youth Director, CMM, Personal Assistant to Rev Sir Alan Walker.

1976 – Transferred to the new Uniting Church of Australia as a recognised Minister of the Word and Sacraments, without pastoral charge in an approved position. (Uniting of Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches in Australia). Retired 1994 from active Parish Ministry whilst still recognised preacher.

1974-81 – National Co-ordinator and NSW Director, Australian Federation of Festival of Light - Community Standards Organisation (FOL-CSO). (Campaign for purity, love and family life).

1981 – Elected NSW Parliament (State Senate) with record 9.1% of the vote (248,425 primary votes with 296,854 votes including preferences) as a Christian minister in Parliament for three terms of Parliament - 11 years under Registered Federal (1984) and Registered NSW (1987) Political Party "Call to Australia [Fred Nile] Group", which was founded by Rev Fred Nile MLC in 1977. "For God and the Family".

1988 – Wife, Elaine Nile, elected to Parliament for 8 year term (State Senator) with 5.7% of the vote: 172,225 primary votes and 240,676 votes including preferences.

1988 –  "Call to Australia Party" recognised as official Political Party in NSW Parliament with Rev Fred Nile MLC as Party Leader, also National and NSW President Call to Australia Citizens' Movement.  (Note: Continued as Honorary National FOL-CSO Co-ordinator and honorary NSW Director FOL-CSO from 1981- present).

1991 – Re-elected to the NSW Parliament (State Senator) NSW Legislative Council for 8 years with 3.6% of the vote: 208,000 preference votes.
1995 – Elaine Nile re-elected to the NSW Parliament for a further 8 years with 3.0% of the vote: 101,556 primary (first preference) votes.

1997 – "Christian Democratic Party" supercedes CTA as official Political Party in NSW Parliament with Rev Fred Nile MLC as National Leader

1999 – Re-elected to the NSW Parliament (State Senator) NSW Legislative Council with 3.2% of the vote: 112,699 preference votes for 8 years.

2002 – Elaine Nile retired from the NSW Legislative Council in September 2002 and Rev Dr Gordon Moyes was nominated by Fred Nile to fill the vacancy, subsequently re-elected on 22 March 2003.

2003 – Resigned as a Minister of the Uniting Church in Australia (over ordination of practicing homosexuals), renewing affiliation as an ordained Minister with the evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches, which is associated with the USA Conference of Conservative Congregational Churches

2004 – Resigned from the Legislative Council in August to contest a Federal Senate seat.  Received 2.61% of the vote: 103,763 primary (first preference) votes. Re-elected in October at a joint sitting of NSW Upper & Lower Houses to his still vacant Legislative Council seat, losing his former title of "Father of the House"

2007 – Re-elected for another 8 year term to the Legislative Council (Senator), NSW Parliament House with 4.4% of the vote, an increase of 49% on the party's previous results in 2003.

2008 – Elected by the NSW Legislative Council to serve as Assistant Deputy President. A Position changed by Parliament to Assistant President.