Date of Birth: 20/08/1960
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Parliamentary Service
| Attorney General |
08 Dec 2009 |
28 Mar 2011 |
1 year 3 months 21 days |
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| Minister for Citizenship |
08 Dec 2009 |
28 Mar 2011 |
1 year 3 months 21 days |
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| Minister for Regulatory Reform |
08 Dec 2009 |
28 Mar 2011 |
1 year 3 months 21 days |
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| Minister for Health |
01 Sep 2009 |
14 Sep 2009 |
14 days |
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| Minister for the Central Coast |
01 Sep 2009 |
14 Sep 2009 |
14 days |
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| Vice President of the Executive Council |
01 Sep 2009 |
28 Mar 2011 |
1 year 6 months 28 days |
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| Minister for Industrial Relations |
11 Sep 2008 |
04 Dec 2009 |
1 year 2 months 24 days |
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| Attorney General |
08 Sep 2008 |
04 Dec 2009 |
1 year 2 months 27 days |
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| Minister for Justice |
08 Sep 2008 |
30 Jan 2009 |
4 months 23 days |
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| Attorney General |
02 Apr 2007 |
05 Sep 2008 |
1 year 5 months 4 days |
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| Minister for Justice |
02 Apr 2007 |
05 Sep 2008 |
1 year 5 months 4 days |
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| Minister for Juvenile Justice |
02 Apr 2007 |
11 Apr 2007 |
10 days |
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| Minister for Health |
10 Aug 2005 |
02 Apr 2007 |
1 year 7 months 24 days |
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| Minister Assisting the Minister for Commerce |
01 Feb 2005 |
10 Aug 2005 |
6 months 10 days |
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| Minister for Fair Trading |
01 Feb 2005 |
10 Aug 2005 |
6 months 10 days |
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| Minister Assisting the Premier on Citizenship |
02 Apr 2003 |
10 Aug 2005 |
2 years 4 months 9 days |
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| Minister for Justice |
02 Apr 2003 |
10 Aug 2005 |
2 years 4 months 9 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
27 Mar 1999 |
19 May 2011 |
12 years 1 month 23 days |
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Political Party Activity
Member of the Australian Labor Party. Member of Redfern East Branch 1976 - 1983. Secretary of Campsie Branch 1983 - 1990. Member of Earlwood Branch 1991 - 1992. Secretary of Belmore Branch 1993 to 2000.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Attended Cleveland Street Boys High School and University of Sydney. Bachelor of Economics 1982, Bachelor of Laws 1983 and Master of Laws 1994. Solicitor in private practice 1983 - 1987. Senior Legal Officer with Commonwealth DPP 1987 - 1989. Barrister since 1989.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Married to Maria. Three children. Member in the General Division awarded in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2018 for significant service to the law and the judiciary, and to the people and Parliament of New South Wales through a range of ministerial roles.
Additional Information
Married to Maria. Three children.
Attended Cleveland Street Boys High School and University of Sydney. Bachelor
of Economics 1982, Bachelor of Laws 1983 and Master of Laws 1994. Solicitor in
private practice 1983 - 1987. Senior Legal Officer with Commonwealth DPP 1987 -
1989. Barrister since 1989.
Member of New South Wales Law Society 1983 to 1988. Member of New South Wales
Bar Association 1989 to present. A Member of Canterbury Leagues Club and Sydney
Cricket Ground Trust. A Member of Shop Distributive and Allied Employees'
Association 1977 -1983, Australian Government Lawyers' Association 1986 - 1989
and Australia Services Union 1993 to present. Attorney General's nominee to
Privacy Advisory Committee 1999 to 2002. Fellow of the Senate of the University
of Sydney 1999 to 2003.
First speech, 26 May 1999:
