Controversial lobbyist and Liberal powerbroker Michael Photios to reform Liberal Party Michael Photios is the man charged with reforming the Liberal Party. CONTROVERSIAL Liberal powerbroker Michael Photios - who was forced to quit the Party's state executive after Prime Minister Tony Abbott said "you can either be a powerbroker or a lobbyist, but you can't be both" - has been put on the committee sorting out the party's massive reforms. So has the wife of his business partner David Begg, Natalie Ward, and Mr Photios's business partner in Canberra, Nick Campbell. Mr Photios has been nominated by the moderates faction to represent them as the party looks to reform itself. Libs' powerbroker, lobbyist Photios resigns The committee will be chaired by Liberal Party president Chris Downy and deputy chairs are Federal Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos, Mr Campbell and Chris McDiven. The committee, which is supposed to be about preventing branchstacking and factional powerplays, was selected by the factions and state executive. It is understood the committee could take up to two years to make recommendations on such issues as whether popular votes of the party members known as plebiscites or US-style primaries should be used to preselect Liberal candidates.