Geoff Lee
Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education | |
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In office 2 April 2019 – 21 December 2021 | |
Premier | Gladys Berejiklian Dominic Perrottet |
Preceded by | John Barilaro (as Minister for Skills) |
Succeeded by | Alister Henskens (as Minister for Skills and Training) |
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Parramatta | |
In office 26 March 2011 – 25 March 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tanya Gadiel |
Succeeded by | Donna Davis |
Personal details | |
Born | Geoffrey Lee 1967 or 1968 (age 56–57) Macquarie Graduate School of Management |
Occupation | Politician, academic and former horticulturalist |
Geoffrey Lee (born c. 1967
Early years and background
Geoff Lee was born in 1967 and has an
Political career
At the
Prior to the 2019 NSW state election in May, Lee served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier, Western Sydney and Multiculturalism from 1 Feb 2017 to 23 Mar 2019. Following the 2019 state election, Lee was appointed as the Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education in the second Berejiklian ministry, with effect from 2 April 2019.[11] Amid an Independent Commission Against Corruption investigation into former sports minister John Sidoti in September 2019, Lee was appointed Acting Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans until the preliminary investigation concluded.[12] Sidoti later resigned from Cabinet in March 2021 and "Lee will continue to act in those portfolios until I determine a replacement in the near future," according the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.[13] Following the October 2021 election of Dominic Perrottet as Leader of the NSW Liberal Party and his appointment as Premier, Perrottet reshuffled the ministry with effect from December 2021, where Lee was appointed as Minister for Corrections.[2]
References
- ^ a b Green, Antony (5 April 2011). "Parramatta". NSW Votes 2011. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Premier announces new Cabinet" (Press release). Premier of New South Wales. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Han, Sophie (2 April 2019). "Berejiklian's new massive cabinet sworn in amid peals of laughter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Dr (Geoff) Geoffrey Lee, BAppSc(Hort), MBA, DBA MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Liberal Party of Australia (NSW). 2011. Archived from the originalon 16 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Libs announce Parramatta candidate". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. AAP. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- News Limited. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Madden, James (28 March 2011). "Cynical heartland voices its disgust". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Sas, Nick (31 March 2019). "Gladys Berejiklian says Liberal Party has no women problem as re-elected NSW Premier shuffles Cabinet". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "NSW Minister John Sidoti steps down pending ICAC probe into property deal". www.abc.net.au. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "NSW Liberal MP John Sidoti resigns from Cabinet after ICAC launches public inquiry". www.9news.com.au. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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