John Sidoti

John Sidoti
Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans
In office
2 April 2019 – 3 March 2021
PremierGladys Berejiklian
Preceded byStuart Ayres (as Minister for Sport)
Ray Williams (as Minister for Multiculturalism)
Tanya Davies (Minister for Ageing)
David Elliott (as Minister for Veterans Affairs)
Succeeded byNatalie Ward
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Drummoyne
In office
26 March 2011 – 25 March 2023
Preceded byAngela D'Amore
Succeeded byStephanie Di Pasqua
Personal details
Born
Anthony John Sidoti

31 July[1]
NationalityAustralian
Political partyIndependent (since 2021)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (until 2021)
OccupationPolitician

Anthony John Sidoti (Italian: [siˈdɔːti]) is an independent Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Drummoyne since 2011.[2] He was a member of the Liberal Party, but moved to the crossbench as an independent in March 2021, following the announcement of a public inquiry into his property dealings by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

Prior to the ICAC announcement, Sidoti was the New South Wales Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans in the second Berejiklian ministry between April 2019 and March 2021.[3][4][5] He stood down from his ministerial duties in September 2019 pending the potential investigation by ICAC. He was subsequently found to have engaged in serious corrupt conduct.

He stood down at the 2023 New South Wales state election.

  1. ^ "Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans". Hansard. 31 July 2019.
  2. ^ "The Hon (John) Anthony John Sidoti, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Premier announces new Cabinet" (Press release). Premier of New South Wales. 31 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. ^ Han, Sophie (2 April 2019). "Berejiklian's new massive cabinet sworn in amid peals of laughter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2019.