James Griffin (Australian politician)

The Honourable
James Griffin
MP
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Manly
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 April 2017
Preceded byMike Baird
Minister for Environment and Heritage
In office
21 December 2021 – 28 March 2023
PremierDominic Perrottet
Preceded byMatt Kean
(as Minister for Energy and Environment)
Succeeded byPenny Sharpe
Deputy Mayor of Manly
In office
5 October 2015 – 12 May 2016
MayorJean Hay
Preceded bySteve Pickering
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
In office
8 September 2012 – 12 May 2016
Personal details
BornManly, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame Australia
OccupationDirector KPMG Australia
Websitejamesgriffinmp.com

James Henry Griffin is an Australian politician. He is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electoral district of Manly for the Liberal Party. Griffin was the New South Wales Minister for Environment and Heritage in the Second Perrottet ministry from December 2021[1] to March 2023.

Griffin is the Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change and Shadow Minister for Digital Government.[2]

He had previously served as the NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Veterans,[3] the NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Health, and previously served as the NSW Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment.[4]

Griffin was elected on 8 April 2017 at the Manly state by-election held to replace the previous member, former premier of New South Wales Mike Baird.

  1. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Shadow Ministry". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. ^ Department of Premier and Cabinet, Sydney. "Office for Veterans Affairs – Parliamentary Secretary for Veterans". veterans.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr James Henry Griffin, BA MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.