Steve Whan

The Honourable
Steve Whan
MP
Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education
Assumed office
28 September 2023
PremierChris Minns
Preceded byPrue Car
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Monaro
Assumed office
15 April 2023
Preceded byNichole Overall
In office
22 March 2003 – 26 March 2011
Preceded byPeter Webb
Succeeded byJohn Barilaro
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
20 June 2011 – 5 March 2015
Preceded byTony Kelly
Succeeded byDaniel Mookhey
Government Whip in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
In office
3 May 2023 – 17 October 2023
DeputyJanelle Saffin
Preceded byNathaniel Smith
Succeeded byNathan Hagarty
Ministerial offices 2009–⁠2011
Minister for Emergency Services
In office
30 January 2009 – 28 March 2011
PremierNathan Rees
Kristina Keneally
Preceded byTony Kelly
Succeeded byMike Gallacher
Minister for Rural Affairs
In office
14 September 2009 – 28 March 2011
PremierNathan Rees
Kristina Keneally
Preceded byTony Kelly
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister for Primary Industries
In office
8 December 2009 – 28 March 2011
PremierKristina Keneally
Preceded byIan Macdonald
Succeeded byKatrina Hodgkinson
Minister for Small Business
In office
30 January 2009 – 4 December 2009
PremierNathan Rees
Preceded byJodi McKay
Succeeded byPeter Primrose
Personal details
Born
Steven James Robert Whan

(1964-02-11) 11 February 1964 (age 60)
Canberra, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseCherie [1]
ChildrenLachlan and Maddison [1]
Alma materCanberra CAE
University of Western Sydney
OccupationPolitician

Steven James Robert Whan (born 11 February 1964) is an Australian politician who has served as Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education since 2023. He has represented the electoral district of Monaro in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party since 2023, after previously representing the seat from 2003 until 2011. He was a member of the Legislative Council from 2011 to 2015.[2] Whan served as Minister of Emergency Services, Minister for Small Business and Minister for Rural Affairs in the Rees and Keneally ministries from 2009 to 2011. Whan lives in Queanbeyan with his wife and two children.[1] Whan is a member of Labor Right.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Mr Steven James Robert Whan". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Ex-minister scores NSW upper house seat". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  3. ^ Nicholls, Sean (26 December 2014). "Auburn deal takes shape as Luke Foley firms as ALP leadership ballot favourite". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 March 2024.