Paul Toole

The Honourable
Paul Toole
MP
19th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
In office
6 October 2021 – 28 March 2023
PremierDominic Perrottet
Preceded byJohn Barilaro
Succeeded byPrue Car
13th Leader of the New South Wales National Party
In office
6 October 2021 – 8 May 2023
DeputyBronnie Taylor
Preceded byJohn Barilaro
Succeeded byDugald Saunders
Former Cabinet positions
Minister for Regional New South Wales
In office
6 October 2021 – 28 March 2023
PremierDominic Perrottet
Preceded byJohn Barilaro
Minister for Police
In office
21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) – 28 March 2023
LeaderDominic Perrottet
Preceded byDavid Elliott (as Minister for Police and Emergency Services)
Succeeded byYasmin Catley (as Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism)
20th Deputy Leader of the National Party in New South Wales
In office
29 March 2019 – 5 October 2021[a]
LeaderJohn Barilaro
Preceded byNiall Blair
Succeeded byBronnie Taylor
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads
In office
2 April 2019 – 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
PremierGladys Berejiklian
Dominic Perrottet
Preceded byMelinda Pavey
Succeeded bySam Farraway
Minister for Lands and Forestry
In office
30 January 2017 – 23 March 2019
PremierGladys Berejiklian
Preceded bySteve Whan
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister for Racing
In office
30 January 2017 – 23 March 2019
PremierGladys Berejiklian
Preceded byTroy Grant
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister for Local Government
In office
23 April 2014 – 30 January 2017
PremierMike Baird
Preceded byDon Page
Succeeded byGabrielle Upton
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bathurst
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 March 2011
Preceded byGerard Martin
Former local government positions
Mayor of Bathurst
In office
September 2007 – September 2012
DeputyIan North
Preceded byNorm Mann
Succeeded byMonica Morse
Deputy Mayor of Bathurst
In office
March 2005 – September 2007
MayorNorm Mann
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byIan North
Member of the Evans Shire Council
In office
September 1995 – May 2004
Personal details
Born
Paul Lawrence Toole

(1970-08-02) 2 August 1970 (age 54)[1]
Peel, New South Wales, Australia[b]
Political partyNational
Parent(s)Trevor Toole
Ellen Toole
Residence(s)Kelso, New South Wales[3]
Alma materMitchell College of Advanced Education (DipTeach)
Occupation
  • Teacher
  • Politician

Paul Lawrence Toole (born 2 August 1970) is an Australian politician. Toole was the Deputy Premier of New South Wales from 2021 to 2023, and the leader of the New South Wales Nationals from October 2021[4] to May 2023.[5]

Toole was the Minister for Regional New South Wales in the second Berejiklian and Perrottet ministries, from April 2019;[6][7][8] the New South Wales Minister for Police in the Perrottet ministry from December 2021,[9] and the New South Wales Shadow Minister for Police from March 2023.

He is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Bathurst for the Nationals since 26 March 2011.

Toole was previously the Deputy Leader of the NSW Nationals between 2019 and 2021;[10] was the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads between April 2019 and December 2021; the Minister for Lands and Forestry and the Minister for Racing in the First Berejiklian ministry from January 2017 until March 2019; and the Minister for Local Government in the Second Baird ministry from April 2014 until January 2017.


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  1. ^ "Minister for Regional Transport and Roads". Hansard. 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference WA-2011-03-29 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "The Hon. Paul Toole MP". nswnationals.org.au. National Party – New South Wales.
  4. ^ "Paul Toole wins NSW Nationals leadership vote, becomes new Deputy Premier". ABC News. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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  6. ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Premier announces new Cabinet" (Press release). Premier of New South Wales. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  8. ^ Han, Sophie (2 April 2019). "Berejiklian's new massive cabinet sworn in amid peals of laughter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  10. ^ Visentin, Lisa (29 March 2019). "NSW Nationals appoint Paul Toole as new deputy leader". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2019.