Nathan Rees

Nathan Rees
41st Premier of New South Wales
In office
5 September 2008 – 4 December 2009
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorMarie Bashir
DeputyCarmel Tebbutt
Preceded byMorris Iemma
Succeeded byKristina Keneally
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Toongabbie
In office
24 March 2007 – 6 March 2015
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Ministerial offices 2007–⁠2009
Minister for the Arts
In office
8 September 2008 – 4 December 2009
PremierHimself
Preceded byFrank Sartor
Succeeded byVirginia Judge
Minister for the Central Coast
In office
14 September 2009 – 4 December 2009
PremierHimself
Preceded byJohn Hatzistergos
Succeeded byIan Macdonald
Minister for Emergency Services
In office
2 April 2007 – 5 September 2008
PremierMorris Iemma
Preceded byTony Kelly
Succeeded byTony Kelly
Minister for Water
In office
27 February 2008 – 5 September 2008
PremierMorris Iemma
Preceded byHimself (as Minister for Water Utilities)
Phil Koperberg (as Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water)
Succeeded byPhil Costa
Minister for Water Utilities
In office
2 April 2007 – 27 February 2008
PremierMorris Iemma
Preceded byDavid Campbell
Succeeded byHimself (as Minister for Water)
Personal details
Born (1968-02-12) 12 February 1968 (age 56)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseStacey Haines
EducationNorthmead Creative and Performing Arts High School
University of Sydney

Nathan Rees (/rz/) (born 12 February 1968)[1] is an Australian former politician who served as the 41st Premier of New South Wales and parliamentary leader of the New South Wales Labor Party from September 2008 to December 2009. Rees was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Toongabbie for Labor from 2007 to 2015.

Rees replaced Morris Iemma as Premier and party leader on 5 September 2008. At 40 years and 206 days of age, Rees became the youngest person to assume the office, a record that has since been surpassed by Dominic Perrottet.[2] On 3 December 2009, Rees was deposed as leader of the Labor Party by Kristina Keneally after he resoundingly lost a secret ballot in the Labor Party caucus after fifteen months as Premier. He is the shortest-serving member of the New South Wales Parliament to become Premier since Federation, and the only Labor Premier of New South Wales not to lead the party into an election. To date, he is also the most recent premier of an Australian state not to contest a general election.

  1. ^ McNicoll, D.D. (23 December 2008). "Secrecy the safest policy". The Australian. News Limited. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012.
  2. ^ Smith, Alexandra; Robbin, Brian (5 September 2008). "Nathan Rees confirmed as new NSW Premier". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 5 September 2008.