Gabrielle Upton

Gabrielle Upton
Gabrielle Upton in 2017
Minister for the Environment
In office
30 January 2017 – 23 March 2019
PremierGladys Berejiklian
Preceded byMark Speakman
Succeeded byMatt Kean
Minister for Local Government
In office
30 January 2017 – 23 March 2019
PremierGladys Berejiklian
Preceded byPaul Toole
Succeeded byShelley Hancock
Minister for Heritage
In office
30 January 2017 – 23 March 2019
PremierGladys Berejiklian
Preceded byMark Speakman
Succeeded bypost abolished
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Vaucluse
In office
26 March 2011 – 25 March 2023
Preceded byPeter Debnam
Succeeded byKellie Sloane
Attorney General of New South Wales
In office
2 April 2015 – 30 January 2017
PremierMike Baird
Preceded byBrad Hazzard
Succeeded byMark Speakman
Minister for Sport and Recreation
In office
30 August 2013 – 23 April 2014
PremierBarry O'Farrell
Preceded byBrad Hazzard
Succeeded byStuart Ayres
Minister for Family and Community Services
In office
23 April 2014 – 2 April 2015
PremierMike Baird
Preceded byPru Goward
Succeeded byBrad Hazzard
Personal details
Born (1964-12-16) 16 December 1964 (age 59)
Sydney, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer

Gabrielle Cecelia Upton FRSN (born 16 December 1964), an Australian politician, is the member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the seat of Vaucluse for the Liberal Party from 2011 until her retirement at the 2023 New South Wales state election.

Upton is currently serving as the Parliamentary Secretary for the NSW Premier.[1] Upton previously served as the New South Wales Minister for the Environment, the Minister for Local Government, and the Minister for Heritage from January 2017 until March 2019 in the first Berejiklian ministry.[2][3] She also served as the NSW Attorney General between April 2015 and January 2017 in the second Baird government and was the first woman to be appointed as Attorney General.[4] Upton served as the New South Wales Minister for Family and Community Services in the first Baird government during 2014 and 2015;[5] and the Minister for Sport and Recreation during 2013 and 2014.[1]

  1. ^ a b "The Hon. Gabrielle Cecelia Upton MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Australia: Sky News. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Nicholls, Sean (22 April 2014). "Mike Baird's cabinet reshuffle a preparation for next election". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2014.