Chris Minns

Chris Minns
Minns in 2022.
47th Premier of New South Wales
Elections: 2023
Assumed office
28 March 2023
MonarchCharles III
GovernorMargaret Beazley
DeputyPrue Car
Preceded byDominic Perrottet
Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales
In office
4 June 2021 – 28 March 2023
PremierGladys Berejiklian
Dominic Perrottet
DeputyPrue Car
Preceded byJodi McKay
Succeeded byMark Speakman
Leader of the New South Wales Labor Party
Assumed office
4 June 2021
DeputyPrue Car
Preceded byJodi McKay
Shadow ministry (2016–2021)
Shadow Minister for Corrections
In office
3 July 2019 – 26 May 2021
LeaderJodi McKay
Preceded byGuy Zangari
Succeeded byTara Moriarty
Shadow Minister for Transport
In office
3 July 2019 – 26 May 2021
LeaderJodi McKay
Preceded byJodi McKay
Succeeded byJo Haylen
Shadow Minister for Water
In office
10 March 2016 – 3 July 2019
LeaderLuke Foley
Michael Daley
Penny Sharpe (interim)
Preceded byMick Veitch
Succeeded byClayton Barr
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Kogarah
Assumed office
28 March 2015
Preceded byCherie Burton
Local Government
Deputy Mayor of Hurstville
In office
12 September 2007 – 13 September 2008
MayorVince Badalati
Preceded bySandy Grekas
Succeeded byPhilip Sansom
Councillor of the Hurstville City Council
In office
24 March 2004 – 13 September 2008
WardPenshurst
Personal details
Born
Christopher John Minns

(1979-09-17) 17 September 1979 (age 45)
St George, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Political partyLabor
Spouse
Anna Minns
(m. 2005)
Children3
Residences
EducationMarist College Kogarah[1]
Alma materUniversity of New England
Princeton University
Websitewww.chrisminns.com.au

Christopher John Minns (born 17 September 1979) is an Australian politician serving as the 47th and current premier of New South Wales since March 2023. He has been the leader of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2021 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the district of Kogarah since 2015. He was previously the deputy mayor of Hurstville from 2007 to 2008.[4]

Minns was first elected at the 2015 New South Wales state election, and was elected unopposed as leader of the Labor Party in the leadership election of June 2021, following the resignation of Jodi McKay. He led the party to victory at the 2023 state election.

  1. ^ a b c Cormack, Lucy (6 June 2021). "Who is Chris Minns? NSW Labor's new leader wants to be the next Keating". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ^ O'Doherty, James (15 July 2021). "Chris Minns will move into his electorate after selling family home". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. ^ Chancellor, Jonathan (23 August 2021). "New state Labor leader Chris Minns pays $1.7m for Kogarah home". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Mr (Chris) Christopher John MINNS, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.