Niall Blair

Niall Blair
Blair at the CeBIT VIP Tour Minister for Primary Industries
Minister for Primary Industries
In office
2 April 2015 – 2 April 2019
PremierMike Baird
Gladys Berejiklian
Preceded byKatrina Hodgkinson
Succeeded byAdam Marshall (as Minister for Agriculture)
Minister for Trade and Industry
In office
30 January 2017 – 2 April 2019
PremierGladys Berejiklian
Preceded byStuart Ayres (as Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events)
Succeeded byJohn Barilaro (as Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade
Minister for Regional Water
In office
30 January 2017 – 23 March 2019
PremierGladys Berejiklian
Preceded byhimself (as Minister for Lands and Water)
Succeeded byMelinda Pavey (as Minister for Water, Property and Housing)
Minister for Lands and Water
In office
2 April 2015 – 30 January 2017
PremierMike Baird
Preceded byKatrina Hodgkinson
Succeeded byhimself (as Minister for Regional Water)
Paul Toole (as Minister for Lands and Forestry)
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
26 March 2011 – 16 October 2019
Succeeded bySam Farraway
Personal details
Born (1977-05-22) 22 May 1977 (age 47)
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
The Nationals (Until 2020)
Alma mater

Niall Mark Blair (born 22 May 1977) is a former Australian politician and was the former Deputy Leader of the New South Wales Nationals. Blair was a Nationals member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from March 2011 until October 2019, when he retired from politics.[1][2]

He was the New South Wales Minister for Primary Industries from April 2015 until March 2019; the Minister for Trade and Industry and the Minister for Regional Water from January 2017 until March 2019 in the Berejiklian government.[3][4]

  1. ^ Ellicott, John (24 March 2019). "Blair resigns ministry just a day after being re-elected". The Land. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ^ "The Hon. Niall Mark Blair MLC". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. ^ Hasham, Nicole (3 April 2015). "Premier Mike Baird's new NSW cabinet sworn in: Gladys Berejiklian and Gabrielle Upton first female Treasurer and Attorney-General". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. ^ Sas, Nick (31 March 2019). "Gladys Berejiklian says Liberal Party has no women problem as re-elected NSW Premier shuffles Cabinet". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2019.