Wes Fang

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Wes Fang
MLC
Deputy President of the Legislative Council
In office
22 March 2022 9 May 2023

Wesley Joseph Fang (born December 1977) is an Australian politician. He has been a NSW Nationals member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 9 August 2017, when he filled a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Duncan Gay. [2]

Fang is the first person of Chinese heritage to represent the Nationals in the New South Wales Parliament. [3] Fang holds a degree in aviation from the University of New South Wales and was formerly a pilot with the Australian Army and Telstra Child Flight. He was a director of the Wagga Wagga Business Chamber and founded the Wagga Ratepayers' Community. [3] Fang ran as a National Party candidate on the Coalition New South Wales Senate ticket at the 2016 federal election.

Fang was elected as the Deputy President and Chair of Committees of the Legislative Council in March 2022 following a vote of the Council. [4]

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References

  1. Fang, Wes (2017). "Inaugural Speech" (PDF).
  2. "The Hon. (Wes) Wesley Joseph Fang, MLC". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Wagga's Wes Fang newest member of state parliament". The Daily Advertiser. 21 July 2017.
  4. "Wes Fang elected Deputy President of the Legislative Council". NSW Nationals. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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