Shelley Hancock

Shelley Hancock
Minister for Local Government
In office
2 April 2019 – 21 December 2021
PremierGladys Berejiklian
Dominic Perrottet
Preceded byGabrielle Upton
Succeeded byWendy Tuckerman
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for South Coast
In office
22 March 2003 – 25 March 2023
Preceded byWayne Smith
Succeeded byLiza Butler
30th Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
In office
3 May 2011 – 7 May 2019
Preceded byRichard Torbay
Succeeded byJonathan O'Dea
Personal details
Born (1951-11-14) 14 November 1951 (age 72)
Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

Shelley Elizabeth Hancock OAM (born 14 November 1951), an Australian politician. Hancock was the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly seat of South Coast from 2003 until 2023.

Hancock previously served as the thirtieth Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and was the first woman to hold the role, serving between May 2011 and March 2019. Hancock also served as the Minister for Local Government in the second Berejiklian ministry and the Perrottet ministry between April 2019[1] and December 2021.

She stood down at the 2023 New South Wales state election.[2]

  1. ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ "South Coast - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 25 March 2023.