The Honourable Bob Nanva | |
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Government Whip in the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 3 May 2023 | |
Deputy | Cameron Murphy |
Preceded by | Shayne Mallard |
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 25 March 2023 | |
General Secretary of the New South Wales Labor Party | |
In office 2019 –28 April 2023 | |
Deputy | Dominic Offner |
Leader | Jodi McKay Chris Minns |
Preceded by | Kaila Murnain |
Succeeded by | Dominic Offner |
National Secretary of the Rail Tram and Bus Union | |
In office 2011–2019 | |
Succeeded by | Mark Diamond |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | NSW Labor |
Residence | Regentville [1] |
Alma mater | Macquarie University |
Occupation | Trade unionist |
Bob Nanva is an Australian trade unionist and politician who is currently serving as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. [2]
He previously served as National Secretary of the Rail Tram and Bus Union and as General Secretary of NSW Labor. [3]
Nanva holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Macquarie University. [4]
In 2011,he was appointed National Secretary of the Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU). He also served on the board of the Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council. [5] Following criminal charges being laid against CFMEU officials John Setka and John Reardon,Nanva said that Australia's industrial relations conflict had "become an exercise in mutually-assured destruction". [6] In 2015,Nanva criticised the inaugural speech of Labor MP Chris Minns,which called for reduced union influence within the party. [7] In 2016,he was also elected as Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). [8] [2] In 2017,Nanva criticised the resignation of Fair Work Commission vice-president Graeme Watson,calling for new limits on the employment activities of commissioners who resigned from the organisation. [9] In 2019,Nanva resigned as RTBU National Secretary [10] and ceased to be Vice President of the ACTU. [2]
Nanva is a member of the Mulock Nepean Branch of the NSW Labor Party [2] and served as a local councillor on Burwood City Council. He has been a policy advisor to both State and Federal Labor Governments. [4] In 2019,he was appointed as General-Secretary of NSW Labor and served on the party's Administrative Committee and National Executive. [2]
Nanva was endorsed as a Labor candidate for the New South Wales Legislative Council in the 2023 election [11] [12] and was elected. [13]
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