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The Hon. Shaoquett Chaher MOSELMANE

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Member, Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety 18 Nov 2020 03 Mar 2023 2 years 3 months 14 days
Member, Legislation Review Committee 18 Nov 2020 03 Mar 2023 2 years 3 months 14 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Regional NSW and Stronger Communities 16 Nov 2020 03 Mar 2023 2 years 3 months 16 days
Member, Joint Select Committee on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020 18 Jun 2020 05 Aug 2020 1 month 19 days
Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Office of the Valuer General 21 Nov 2019 05 Aug 2020 8 months 16 days
Member, Legislation Review Committee 19 Jun 2019 05 Aug 2020 1 year 1 month 18 days
Deputy Chair, Selection of Bills Committee 28 May 2019 02 Jul 2019 1 month 5 days
Member, Procedure Committee 28 May 2019 06 Apr 2020 10 months 10 days
Member, Selection of Bills Committee 28 May 2019 29 Jun 2020 1 year 1 month 2 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Legal Affairs 15 May 2019 29 Jun 2020 1 year 1 month 15 days
Assistant President 07 May 2019 06 Apr 2020 11 months
Deputy Chair, Selection of Bills Committee 13 Mar 2018 01 Mar 2019 11 months 17 days
Member, Selection of Bills Committee 30 Nov 2017 01 Mar 2019 1 year 3 months 1 day
Member, Legislation Review Committee 02 Jun 2015 01 Mar 2019 3 years 9 months
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Legal Affairs 14 May 2015 01 Mar 2019 3 years 9 months 16 days
Member, Procedure Committee 12 May 2015 01 Mar 2019 3 years 9 months 18 days
Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council 05 May 2015 02 Jul 2019 4 years 1 month 28 days
Member, Legislation Review Committee 22 Jun 2011 06 Mar 2015 3 years 8 months 13 days
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 18 May 2011 06 Mar 2015 3 years 9 months 17 days
Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice 12 May 2011 06 Mar 2015 3 years 9 months 23 days
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3 24 Jun 2010 04 Mar 2011 8 months 9 days
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 18 Mar 2010 04 Mar 2011 11 months 15 days
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4 18 Mar 2010 04 Mar 2011 11 months 15 days
Temporary Chair, Committees 25 Feb 2010 22 Dec 2010 9 months 28 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 03 Dec 2009 03 Mar 2023 13 years 3 months 1 day Elected to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of the Hon. Henry Tsang. Elected to represent Australian Labor Party (ALP).
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The Hon.  Shaoquett Chaher Moselmane MLC was first elected as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council on the 3rd of December 2009.  

 

His formal qualifications include a Bachelor Degrees in Law at the University of New South Wales and Arts in Politics and Government and Public Administration at the University of Sydney, and a Master’s Degree in Politics at Macquarie University.  

 

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Shaoquett grew up in Beirut until the age of 12 when he migrated to Australia with his family of 11. Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, Shaoquett practiced law from 1999 until he established his own small Legal Practice in 2007, Moselmane & Co. Lawyers.  

 

He is the current President of the Barton Federal Electorate Council, a member of the Bexley ALP Branch and has been a member of the ALP since 1982. Shaoquett often attends State and national Conferences as a delegate.  

 

Shaoquett was elected to Rockdale City Council in 1995 where he served a number of times as Deputy Mayor and was elected Mayor of Rockdale City Council on four separate occasions, from 2001 to 2002–2003, 2005–2006 and again in 2009. Following his election to the NSW Parliament, he resigned as Mayor and left Rockdale City Council 2012. On leaving, Shaoquett received the Emeritus Mayor Award for his service as the Mayor of Rockdale City Council for four terms.  

 

Shaoquett is the Secretary of the Parliamentary Friends of the Asia-Pacific and Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Reconciliation, the Parliamentary Friends of Lebanon, and the Parliamentary Friends of Local Government. He is also the Convenor of the Multicultural and Indigenous Media Awards, Arabic Friends of Labor, the National indigenous Human Rights Awards, the Forum for Middle East Affairs and Chair of the Kids-On-Wheels Alliance and the Sydney Institute for Public and International Affairs (SIPA).

 

Most recently, since November 2020 Shaoquett has served as a Member of the Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety, a Member of the Portfolio Committee No. 5 on Regional NSW and Stronger Communities and as a Member of the Legislation Review Committee.  

 

Shaoquett is a life-long resident of southern Sydney and lives with his wife and son in Rockdale.  

Additional Information
Inaugural speech, 25 February 2010:

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.