Member of the Legislative Council
| Address | The Hon. Greg Donnelly MLC, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 |
|---|---|
| Phone | (02) 9230 2280 |
| Fax | (02) 9230 2585 |
| greg.donnelly@parliament.nsw.gov.au |
Contact details
Parliamentary activity
Information about members' parliamentary activity including links to speeches made in parliament, notice tracking, questions tracking, positions held and biography.
Current positions
| Position | Start | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Substitute Member, Public Accountability and Works Committee | Thu 02 April 2026 | Matters of impropriety relating to Bayside Council |
| Member, Select Committee into the Failure of the Playing Surface at Allianz Stadium, Failure of the playing surface at Allianz Stadium | Wed 22 October 2025 | |
| Member, Select Committee on Competition Reforms in Electronic Conveyancing, Competition reforms in electronic conveyancing | Wed 02 July 2025 | |
| Member, Select Committee on Fertility Support and Assisted Reproductive Treatment, Fertility support and assisted reproductive treatment | Wed 11 June 2025 | |
| Member, Select Committee on the Relationship between the Dural Caravan Incident and the Passage of Relevant Bills through the Legislative Council, Relationship between the Dural Caravan Incident and the Passage of Relevant Bills through the Legislative Council | Mon 24 March 2025 | Relationship between the Dural Caravan Incident and the Passage of Relevant Bills through the Legislative Council |
| Substitute Member, Privileges Committee | Thu 06 February 2025 | Possible contempt arising from the inquiry into the proposal to develop Rosehill Racecourse |
| Member, Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission | Thu 29 June 2023 | |
| Chair, Standing Committee on Law and Justice | Tue 23 May 2023 | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member, Delegated Legislation Committee | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Regional NSW | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Justice and Communities | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member, Modern Slavery Committee | Wed 17 May 2023 | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council | Wed 23 February 2005 | Elected for the balance of term of service of Hon. M R Egan (resigned). |
Prior positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member, Select Committee on PFAS Contamination in Waterways and Drinking Water Supplies Throughout New South Wales, PFAS contamination in waterways and drinking water supplies throughout New South Wales | Thu 03 October 2024 | Thu 11 September 2025 | 11 months 9 days | PFAS contamination in waterways and drinking water supplies throughout New South Wales |
| Member, Select Committee on Birth Trauma, Birth trauma | Wed 28 June 2023 | Thu 16 May 2024 | 10 months 19 days | |
| Chair, Modern Slavery Committee | Thu 13 October 2022 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 4 months 19 days | |
| Member, Modern Slavery Committee | Wed 21 September 2022 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 5 months 11 days | |
| Member, Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission | Fri 25 June 2021 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 1 year 8 months 7 days | |
| Member, Chairs' Committee, Chairs' Committee - 2020 meetings | Mon 02 November 2020 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 2 years 4 months 2 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on the provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020, Provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020 | Wed 28 October 2020 | Thu 10 June 2021 | 7 months 14 days | |
| Member, Joint Select Committee on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020, Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020 | Thu 18 June 2020 | Wed 31 March 2021 | 9 months 14 days | Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020 |
| Substitute Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues | Tue 17 September 2019 | Wed 25 March 2020 | 6 months 9 days | Modern Slavery Act 2018 and associated matters |
| Substitute Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues | Wed 07 August 2019 | Tue 27 August 2019 | 21 days | Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 |
| Member, Committee on Children and Young People | Wed 19 June 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 8 months 13 days | |
| Chair, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health | Wed 05 June 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 8 months 27 days | |
| Member, Privileges Committee | Tue 28 May 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 9 months 4 days | |
| Deputy Chair, Standing Committee on Law and Justice | Wed 15 May 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 9 months 17 days | |
| Member, Regulation Committee | Wed 15 May 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 9 months 17 days | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health | Wed 15 May 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 9 months 17 days | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice | Wed 15 May 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 9 months 17 days | |
| Member, Public Accountability Committee | Wed 21 March 2018 | Fri 01 March 2019 | 11 months 9 days | |
| Deputy Chair, Regulation Committee | Thu 15 February 2018 | Fri 01 March 2019 | 1 year 15 days | |
| Member, Regulation Committee | Thu 30 November 2017 | Fri 01 March 2019 | 1 year 3 months 2 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on the Closure of Public Schools, Closure of public schools in New South Wales | Thu 25 June 2015 | Thu 22 October 2015 | 3 months 28 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on the Legislative Council Committee System, Legislative Council committee system | Wed 24 June 2015 | Mon 28 November 2016 | 1 year 5 months 5 days | |
| Member, Committee on Children and Young People | Tue 02 June 2015 | Fri 01 March 2019 | 3 years 9 months | |
| Chair, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health and Community Services | Thu 14 May 2015 | Fri 01 March 2019 | 3 years 9 months 16 days | |
| Deputy Chair, Standing Committee on Social Issues | Thu 14 May 2015 | Fri 01 March 2019 | 3 years 9 months 16 days | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health and Community Services | Thu 14 May 2015 | Fri 01 March 2019 | 3 years 9 months 16 days | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues | Thu 14 May 2015 | Fri 01 March 2019 | 3 years 9 months 16 days | |
| Member, Privileges Committee | Tue 12 May 2015 | Fri 01 March 2019 | 3 years 9 months 18 days | |
| Deputy Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council | Tue 05 May 2015 | Tue 02 July 2019 | 4 years 1 month 28 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on the Planning Process in Newcastle and the Broader Hunter Region, Planning process in Newcastle and the broader Hunter region | Tue 16 September 2014 | Tue 03 March 2015 | 5 months 16 days | |
| Member, Privileges Committee | Mon 18 March 2013 | Tue 26 November 2013 | 8 months 9 days | |
| Trustee of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Fund | Thu 23 June 2011 | Fri 08 September 2023 | 12 years 2 months 17 days | |
| Member, Committee on Children and Young People | Wed 22 June 2011 | Fri 06 March 2015 | 3 years 8 months 13 days | |
| Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 | Wed 18 May 2011 | Fri 06 March 2015 | 3 years 9 months 17 days | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues | Thu 12 May 2011 | Fri 06 March 2015 | 3 years 9 months 23 days | |
| Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council | Fri 08 April 2011 | Tue 03 May 2011 | 26 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on the NSW Taxi Industry, NSW Taxi Industry | Tue 10 November 2009 | Tue 01 June 2010 | 6 months 23 days | |
| Member, Privileges Committee | Thu 10 May 2007 | Fri 04 March 2011 | 3 years 9 months 23 days | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice | Thu 10 May 2007 | Fri 04 March 2011 | 3 years 9 months 23 days | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues | Thu 10 May 2007 | Fri 04 March 2011 | 3 years 9 months 23 days | |
| Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3 | Thu 10 May 2007 | Fri 04 March 2011 | 3 years 9 months 23 days | |
| Member, Procedure Committee | Thu 10 May 2007 | Fri 04 March 2011 | 3 years 9 months 23 days | |
| Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 | Thu 10 May 2007 | Thu 18 March 2010 | 2 years 10 months 9 days | |
| Government Whip, Legislative Council | Fri 30 March 2007 | Fri 04 March 2011 | 3 years 11 months 5 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on the Continued Public Ownership of Snowy Hydro Limited, Continued Public Ownership of Snowy Hydro Limited | Wed 07 June 2006 | Fri 27 October 2006 | 4 months 21 days | |
| Temporary Chair, Committees | Tue 23 May 2006 | Fri 02 March 2007 | 9 months 8 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on the Proposed Sale of Snowy Hydro Limited, Proposed Sale of Snowy Hydro Limited | Wed 03 May 2006 | Wed 07 June 2006 | 1 month 5 days | |
| Temporary Chair, Committees | Wed 29 March 2006 | Fri 19 May 2006 | 1 month 21 days | |
| Member, Joint Select Committee on Tobacco Smoking, Tobacco Smoking in New South Wales | Wed 08 March 2006 | Fri 30 June 2006 | 3 months 23 days | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice | Wed 10 August 2005 | Fri 02 March 2007 | 1 year 6 months 21 days | In place of Mr Roozendaal. |
| Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1 | Wed 10 August 2005 | Thu 08 June 2006 | 9 months 30 days | In place of Mr Roozendaal. |
| Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 | Mon 02 May 2005 | Fri 02 March 2007 | 1 year 10 months 1 day | In place of Ms Griffin. |
| Member, Standing Committee on State Development | Mon 02 May 2005 | Fri 02 March 2007 | 1 year 10 months 1 day | In place of Mr Roozendaal. |
| Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 | Mon 02 May 2005 | Fri 02 March 2007 | 1 year 10 months 1 day | In place of Mr Roozendaal. |
Biography
Personal information
Greg Donnelly is a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, entering the upper house in February 2005. He was re-elected at the March 2019 state election. He is the Chair of Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health and Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Law and Justice. He is also a member of the Regulation Committee, Privileges Committee, and the Committee on Children and Young People. He has served on a number of Select Committees including the Select Committee on Human Trafficking in New South Wales and the Joint Select Committee on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020. Greg was Government Whip in the Legislative Council between March 2007 to March 2011 and Deputy Opposition Whip between May 2015 to July 2019.
Prior to entering the NSW Legislative Council in February 2005, Greg was a full-time official of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association NSW Branch (Shop Assistants Union). He commenced with the union in 1986 and worked in a number of roles including branch secretary for nine years before entering Parliament. Greg graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Economics (1983) and a Master of Industrial Relations (1986). He completed the Harvard Trade Union Program in 1992.
He has been a member of the ALP NSW Branch since 1986. He has served on a number of policy committees and the Administrative Committee. He has been a delegate to several ALP NSW Branch and National Conferences. Greg serves as a delegate from NSW to the National Council of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association. He is also a member of the University of Notre Dame Australia (Sydney) Arts & Science Advisory Board.
Greg’s policy areas of interest include family and life issues, children and young people, employment and workplace relations, occupational health and safety, human rights, biotechnology, palliative care and education.
Greg is married to Gaynor and they have three children, Matthew, Lucy and Joe. His sister Jane and her family live in Western Australia.
Additional information
First speech, 06 April 2005: