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| Chris Minns | |
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| Name | Chris Minns |
| Office | 47th Premier of New South Wales |
| Term start | 28 March 2023 |
| Predecessor | Dominic Perrottet |
| Birth date | 1979 |
| Birth place | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse | Emily Minns |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
Chris Minns is an Australian politician who has served as the 47th Premier of New South Wales since March 2023. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party and represents the electoral district of Kogarah in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Minns led the NSW Labor Party through the 2023 state election, defeating the incumbent Dominic Perrottet and the Coalition government.
Born in Sydney, Minns grew up in the St George region, attending local schools before studying at the University of New South Wales. During his university years he was active in student politics and became involved with the Australian Labor Party branch networks. His early affiliations connected him to contemporary figures in New South Wales politics and to community organisations across Kogarah and the St George area.
Minns's initial roles included work as a staffer for Carmen Lawrence-era Labor circles and for interstate Labor Party campaigns. He later worked with unions associated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions and participated in policy committees linked to metropolitan infrastructure and health portfolios. Minns developed connections with prominent Australian politicians such as Anthony Albanese, Bill Shorten, and state colleagues who would shape factional alignments within Labor Right networks.
First elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 2015 for the seat of Kogarah, Minns served on several parliamentary committees and as a shadow portfolio holder. Under the premiership of Kristina Keneally-era influences and later in opposition to Mike Baird and Gladys Berejiklian, he took roles shadowing infrastructure, transport, and planning matters. Minns was appointed to the shadow cabinet under leaders including Luke Foley and Jodi McKay before becoming leader himself; his parliamentary work engaged with local government reforms in NSW and with state-wide planning decisions involving bodies such as Sydney Metro and Transport for NSW.
Elected leader of the NSW Labor Party in 2021, Minns led the party against premiers Dominic Perrottet and Gladys Berejiklian during debates over pandemic management, fiscal policy, and development approvals. His leadership confronted issues involving the Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiries and contested policies from the NSW Liberal Party and the National Party of Australia coalition. Minns positioned Labor on matters concerning infrastructure projects like WestConnex, transport initiatives such as Sydney light rail, and hospital funding tied to institutions like NSW Health.
After leading Australian Labor Party to victory at the 2023 New South Wales state election, Minns was sworn in as Premier, replacing Dominic Perrottet. His government faced immediate priorities including fiscal repair, climate resilience programs connected to agencies like the Bureau of Meteorology, and state infrastructure planning impacting projects such as Western Sydney Airport and Sydney Metro West. Minns's cabinet contains figures who served under earlier premiers and federal ministers including those aligned with Anthony Albanese at the national level. His administration has negotiated with statutory bodies such as the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal and engaged with national institutions like the Commonwealth of Australia on intergovernmental affairs.
Minns advocates policies emphasizing health system investment linked to NSW Health hospitals, public transport expansion involving Sydney Metro and Transport for NSW, and staged fiscal management in coordination with treasury agencies such as the NSW Treasury. On environmental matters he has supported resilience and emissions measures consistent with national frameworks advanced by the National Cabinet (Australia), while balancing development pressures from proponents of projects like WestConnex and Barangaroo. His approach to planning reforms intersects with authorities like the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales and councils across local government. Minns has also addressed law-and-order topics alongside ministers and agencies such as the NSW Police Force and the Attorney General of New South Wales.
Minns is married to Emily Minns and maintains a public profile shaped by interactions with community groups in Kogarah, media outlets including ABC News, The Sydney Morning Herald, and broadcasters such as Sky News Australia. His public image has been framed through debates with opponents from the NSW Liberal Party and commentaries by columnists and editorial pages in institutions like The Australian. Minns's background in union networks and his ascent through state politics have drawn comparisons with federal figures such as Anthony Albanese and state predecessors including Bob Carr and Nathan Rees.
Category:Premiers of New South Wales Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Category:Australian Labor Party politicians