0 0 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁elections . ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁deput y ▁Anna ▁Bl igh . ▁ ▁After ▁ret iring ▁as ▁Premier , ▁Be att ie ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁corpor ate ▁government ▁and ▁academic ▁bo ards ▁and ▁held ▁numerous ▁academic ▁roles . ▁He ▁made ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁enter ▁federal ▁politics ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁election , ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁For de . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Be att ie ▁was ▁made ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁organ ising ▁committee ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁on ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Rugby ▁League ▁Commission ▁in ▁July , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁Chair ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Rugby ▁League ▁International ▁Federation ▁( RL IF ) ▁in ▁November , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Be att ie ▁joined ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Medical ▁research ▁Com mer cial isation ▁Fund ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁became ▁Chair ▁in ▁July , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Be att ie ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sydney ▁as ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁seven ▁children . ▁Following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁mother ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁four ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁grand m other ▁at ▁A ther