John Arthur Watkins is a former Deputy Premier of New South Wales,serving between 2005 until his resignation from Parliament in 2008. Watkins was the Chief Executive Officer of Alzheimer's Australia (NSW) from 2008 –2017 when it merged into Dementia Australia;the Chairman of Calvary healthcare from 2011 –2019;and the eighth Chancellor of the University of New England,serving between 2013 and 2014.
Patrick Carl Scully,is an Australian former politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party,he was a member of the Parliament of New South Wales for Smithfield from 1990 to 2007. Scully served as a minister in the New South Wales Government before his forced resignation on 25 October 2006.
Morris Iemma is a former Australian politician who was the 40th Premier of New South Wales. He served from 3 August 2005 to 5 September 2008. From Sydney,Iemma attended the University of Sydney and the University of Technology,Sydney. A member of the Labor Party,he was first elected to the Parliament of New South Wales at the 1991 state election,having previously worked as a trade union official. From 1999,Iemma was a minister in the third and fourth ministries led by Bob Carr. He replaced Carr as premier and Leader of the New South Wales Labor Party in 2005,following Carr's resignation. Iemma led Labor to victory at the 2007 state election,albeit with a slightly reduced majority. He resigned as premier in 2008,after losing the support of caucus,and left parliament shortly after,triggering a by-election. He was replaced as premier by Nathan Rees.
Carmel Mary Tebbutt is an Australian former politician. She was the Labor Party Member for the former seat of Marrickville in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly until the 2015 election and was Deputy Premier of New South Wales from 2008 to 2011. She was also Minister for Health in the Keneally Government. She is the first woman to hold the position of Deputy Premier of New South Wales.
Joseph Guerino Tripodi is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Fairfield for the Labor Party between 1995 and 2011. He was Minister for Finance,Infrastructure,Regulatory Reform,Ports and Waterways under former Premier Nathan Rees. He was a controversial figure during his time in politics,known as a factional boss,within the NSW Labor Right whose Terrigals sub-faction has twice dumped the sitting Labor Premier during 2007 and 2009. On 11 November 2010,he announced his decision to not contest the 2011 state election.
Faceless men is a term from Australian politics. The term is generally used to refer to men and women who exert political influence and are not elected representatives to state,territory or federal legislative bodies,yet are elected representatives to bodies that determine political party policies. However,the political tactic of elected representatives canvassing party members for support on policies varies widely amongst Australian political parties.
Eric Michael Roozendaal,a former Australian politician,was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council,serving between 2004 and 2013. He is a former General Secretary of the Labor Party. Roozendaal was the Treasurer of New South Wales,Minister of State and Regional Development,Minister of Ports and Waterways,Minister for the Illawarra,and Special Minister of State in the Rees and Keneally governments.
Paul Bernard Gibson,is an Australian former politician and former rugby league footballer. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly,and represented the electorates of Blacktown between 1999 and 2011 and the electorate of Londonderry from 1988 to 1999,for the Labor Party.
An election campaign was held ahead of a general election for the 54th Parliament of New South Wales on Saturday,24 March 2007. The result—a win for the social-democratic Labor Party and its new leader Morris Iemma—was widely perceived as a foregone conclusion,with opposition leader Peter Debnam conceding as much the week before the poll.
Jodi Leyanne McKay is an Australian former politician who was the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of New South Wales from June 2019 until May 2021. She previously served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly,representing Strathfield for the Labor Party from 2015 to 2021. McKay also previously represented Newcastle for one term from 2007 until her defeat at the 2011 election. Between 2008 and 2011,McKay held a number of junior ministerial responsibilities in the Rees and Keneally governments,including serving as the Minister for the Hunter,Tourism,Small Business,Science and Medical Research,Commerce,and Women,and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer). On 17 October 2021,McKay announced she would resign from the parliament,which triggered a by-election in her seat of Strathfield. McKay subsequently became National Chair of the Australia India Business Council.
Mark Victor Arbib is an Australian former Labor Party politician and trade unionist,who was an Australian Senator for New South Wales from 2008 to 2012.
Nathan Rees is an Australian former politician who served as the 41st Premier of New South Wales and parliamentary leader of the New South Wales Labor Party from September 2008 to December 2009. Rees was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Toongabbie for Labor from 2007 to 2015.
Phillip John Costa is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2007 until 2011,representing the electorate of Wollondilly. He served as Minister for Water and Minister for Corrective Services.
John Cameron "Robbo" Robertson is a former Australian politician who served as the leader of the Labor Party in New South Wales from 2011 to 2014. Before entering politics he was prominent in the union movement.
The New South Wales Labor Party,officially known as the Australian Labor Party and commonly referred to simply as NSW Labor,is the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). The branch is the current ruling party in the state of New South Wales and is led by Chris Minns,who has served concurrently as premier of New South Wales since 2023.
The Rees ministry was the 91st ministry of the Government of New South Wales,and was led by the 41st Premier Nathan Rees.
The 2015 New South Wales state election was held on Saturday 28 March 2015. Members were elected to all 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly using optional preferential voting. Members were also elected to 21 of the 42 seats in the Legislative Council using optional preferential proportional representation voting. The election was conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission.
The Iemma ministry (2005–2007) or First Iemma ministry is the 89th ministry of the Government of New South Wales,and was led by the 40th Premier Morris Iemma. It was the first of two occasions when Iemma was Premier.
The Carr ministry (2003–2005) or Fourth Carr ministry was the 88th ministry of the New South Wales Government,and was led by the 39th Premier of New South Wales,Bob Carr,representing the Labor Party.
Sydney Metro was a proposed rapid transit railway network in Sydney,intended to connect the central business district (CBD) with the inner and outer city suburbs Rouse Hill,Westmead,Malabar and lower North Shore. Initially proposed in 2008 as ‘Metro Link’,the plan was modified and renamed later that year. After half a billion dollars was spent on planning,property acquisitions and a tender process,it was cancelled in 2010.
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