Luke Foley

Luke Foley
37th Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales
Elections: 2015
In office
5 January 2015 – 8 November 2018
PremierMike Baird
Gladys Berejiklian
DeputyLinda Burney
Michael Daley
Preceded byJohn Robertson
Succeeded byMichael Daley
Leader of the Labor Party in New South Wales
In office
5 January 2015 – 8 November 2018
DeputyLinda Burney
Michael Daley
Preceded byJohn Robertson
Succeeded byMichael Daley
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Auburn
In office
28 March 2015 – 23 March 2019
Preceded byBarbara Perry
Succeeded byLynda Voltz
Legislative Council
16th Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council
In office
14 June 2011 – 6 March 2015
LeaderJohn Robertson
Himself
Preceded byTony Kelly
Succeeded byAdam Searle
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council
In office
8 April 2011 – 14 June 2011
LeaderTony Kelly
Succeeded byAdam Searle
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
19 June 2010 – 6 March 2015
Preceded byIan Macdonald
Personal details
Born
Luke Aquinas Foley

(1970-06-27) 27 June 1970 (age 54)[1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLabor
SpouseEdel McKenna[2]
Children3
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales (BA)

Luke Aquinas Foley (born 27 June 1970) is a former Australian Labor Party politician who served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of New South Wales from 2015 to 2018. Foley was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 19 June 2010 until his resignation to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Auburn at the 2015 New South Wales election. Foley resigned after it was alleged that he had indecently assaulted an ABC journalist. Foley denies the allegations.[3]

  1. ^ "Luke Foley". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2015tele was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Smith, Alexandra (8 November 2018). "Luke Foley set to resign as NSW Labor leader following explosive allegations". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 November 2018.