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The Hon. (Mick) Michael Stanley VEITCH, MLdshp, GCertLdshp

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Date of Birth: 19/12/1962
Place of Birth: Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
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Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member, Select Committee on the status of water trading in New South Wales 29 Mar 2022 20 Dec 2022 8 months 22 days
Chair, Select Committee on Puppy Farming in New South Wales 24 Nov 2021 25 Aug 2022 9 months 2 days
Member, Select Committee on Puppy Farming in New South Wales 24 Nov 2021 25 Aug 2022 9 months 2 days
Member, Select Committee on Floodplain Harvesting 30 Jun 2021 15 Dec 2021 5 months 16 days
Shadow Minister for Agriculture 12 Jun 2021 28 Mar 2023 1 year 9 months 17 days
Shadow Minister for Regional NSW 12 Jun 2021 28 Mar 2023 1 year 9 months 17 days
Member, Select Committee on the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission 01 Oct 2020 02 Dec 2022 2 years 2 months 2 days
Deputy Chair, Select Committee on Animal Cruelty Laws in New South Wales 24 Oct 2019 04 Jun 2020 7 months 12 days
Member, Select Committee on Animal Cruelty Laws in New South Wales 12 Aug 2019 04 Jun 2020 9 months 24 days
Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade 03 Jul 2019 11 Jun 2021 1 year 11 months 9 days
Shadow Minister for Rural Roads 03 Jul 2019 11 Jun 2021 1 year 11 months 9 days
Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Office of the Valuer General 19 Jun 2019 21 Nov 2019 5 months 3 days
Chair, Regulation Committee 06 Jun 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 8 months 26 days
Deputy Chair, Standing Committee on State Development 15 May 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 9 months 17 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Customer Service and Natural Resources 15 May 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 9 months 17 days
Member, Regulation Committee 15 May 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 9 months 17 days
Member, Standing Committee on State Development 15 May 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 9 months 17 days
Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs 27 Nov 2018 11 Jun 2021 2 years 6 months 16 days
Member, Select Committee on Landowner Protection from Unauthorised Filming or Surveillance 17 May 2018 25 Oct 2018 5 months 9 days
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance 17 Apr 2018 17 Oct 2018 6 months 1 day Fresh food pricing
Member, Regulation Committee 30 Nov 2017 01 Mar 2019 1 year 3 months 1 day
Shadow Minister for Lands 10 Mar 2016 03 Jul 2019 3 years 3 months 24 days
Member, Select Committee on the Legislative Council committees system 24 Jun 2015 28 Nov 2016 1 year 5 months 5 days Deputy Chair
Deputy Chair, Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Industry and Transport 14 May 2015 01 Mar 2019 3 years 9 months 16 days
Deputy Chair, Standing Committee on State Development 14 May 2015 01 Mar 2019 3 years 9 months 16 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Industry and Transport 14 May 2015 01 Mar 2019 3 years 9 months 16 days
Member, Standing Committee on State Development 14 May 2015 01 Mar 2019 3 years 9 months 16 days
Member, Joint Select Committee on Companion Animal Breeding Practices in New South Wales 13 May 2015 27 Aug 2015 3 months 15 days Deputy Chair
Shadow Minister for Lands and Water 09 Apr 2015 10 Mar 2016 11 months 2 days
Shadow Minister for Primary Industries 09 Apr 2015 03 Jul 2019 4 years 2 months 25 days
Shadow Minister for Western NSW 09 Apr 2015 28 Mar 2023 7 years 11 months 20 days
Member, Select Committee on the supply and cost of gas and liquid fuels in New South Wales 07 Nov 2014 25 Feb 2015 3 months 19 days
Member, Joint Select Committee on Loose Fill Asbestos Insulation 18 Sep 2014 17 Dec 2014 3 months
Member, Select Committee on the impact of gambling 27 Nov 2013 14 Aug 2014 8 months 19 days
Member, Select Committee on the closure or downsizing of Corrective Services NSW facilities 06 Sep 2012 14 Jun 2013 9 months 9 days
Member, Select Committee into the Closure of the Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre of Excellence 21 Jun 2012 23 Oct 2012 4 months 3 days
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3 22 Jun 2011 06 Mar 2015 3 years 8 months 13 days
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1 18 May 2011 06 Mar 2015 3 years 9 months 17 days
Member, Standing Committee on State Development 12 May 2011 06 Mar 2015 3 years 9 months 23 days Deputy Chair
Member, Joint Select Committee on Parliamentary Procedure 27 Sep 2010 21 Oct 2010 25 days
Parliamentary Secretary 06 Jan 2010 28 Mar 2011 1 year 2 months 23 days
Member, Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters 03 Dec 2009 24 Jun 2010 6 months 22 days Deputy Chair
Member, Privileges Committee 02 Dec 2009 04 Mar 2011 1 year 3 months 3 days
Member, Select Committee on Recreational Fishing 24 Nov 2009 09 Mar 2010 3 months 14 days
Member, Select Committee on Electoral and Political Party Funding 27 Jun 2007 19 Jun 2008 11 months 24 days
Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues 10 May 2007 02 Dec 2009 2 years 6 months 23 days
Member, Standing Committee on State Development 10 May 2007 04 Mar 2011 3 years 9 months 23 days
Deputy Government Whip, Legislative Council 30 Mar 2007 06 Jan 2010 2 years 9 months 8 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 24 Mar 2007 03 Mar 2023 15 years 11 months 8 days
Political Party Activity
Secretary of Young Branch: 1991-2007; Federal Electorate Council Delegate, and State Electorate Council Delegate: 1991-current; Member of the NSW Branch Agenda Committee: 1999-2007; Member of the Policy Committee Proxy Panel: 2003-2006; Rural and Provincial Affairs Policy Committee (now Country Labor): 1992-2003.

Community Activity
Australian Services Union (Services Branch); Association for Competitive Employment (ACE) Inc.; Member of the Australian Institute of Management; Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors; Member of the Foster Parents Association.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

General Manager (Growth and Strategy) of Job Centre Australia Limited; Training Officer (1992-1997) and Executive Officer (1997-2006) of Wiradjuri Country Community Group Limited; Itinerant Worker, Shearer: 1990-1992; State Rail Authority: 1984-1990; Itinerant Worker, Shearer: 1983-1984; Snowy Mountains Authority: 1982-1983; Itinerant Worker, Shearer: 1981-1982; State Rail Authority: 1979-1981.

 

Graduate Certificate of Leadership awarded by Deakin University: 2021.

 

Interests include family, gardening, sport (Rugby League – Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs; Cricket; Soccer – Sydney FC), Australian history, Politics, and reading.

Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Elected as an Independent in 2004, 1999 and 1995.

Personal
Has four children. Foster parent since 1995.

Additional Information
First speech, 31 May 2007:

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.