Chris Hartcher

Chris Hartcher
Hartcher in 2010
Minister for Resources and Energy
In office 3 April 2011 – 4 December 2013
Premier	Barry O'Farrell
Preceded by	Paul Lynch
Succeeded by	Anthony Roberts
Special Minister of State
In office 3 April 2011 – 4 December 2013
Preceded by	Eric Roozendaal
Succeeded by	Anthony Roberts
Minister for the Central Coast
In office 3 April 2011 – 4 December 2013
Preceded by	John Robertson
Succeeded by	Michael Gallacher
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Terrigal
In office 24 March 2007 – 6 March 2015
Preceded by	New district
Succeeded by	Adam Crouch
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Gosford
In office 19 March 1988 – 24 March 2007
Preceded by	Brian McGowan
Succeeded by	Marie Andrews
Personal details
Born	(1946-12-21) 21 December 1946 (age 77) North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Independent (2013–present)
Other political affiliations	Liberals (1988–2013)
Residence(s)	Wamberal, New South Wales
Profession	Solicitor[1]

Christopher "Chris" Peter Hartcher (born 21 December 1946) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 2015, representing the electorates of Gosford (1988–2007) and Terrigal (2007–2015). He represented the Liberal Party for most of his career, serving as its deputy state leader from 2002 to 2003, and in the O'Farrell Ministry as minister for resources and energy, special minister of state and minister for the Central Coast. In 2013, he resigned to sit as an independent following his implication in an ongoing Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry, and retired at the 2015 state election.