Chris Minns

Christopher John Minns (born 17 September 1979) is an Australian politician who was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Kogarah for the Labor Party at the 2015 New South Wales state election. He is currently the Shadow Minister for Transport and Corrections. He was previously the Opposition spokesman for Water and head of the opposition's waste watch committee.[1]

Chris Minns MP
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Kogarah
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 March 2015
Preceded by	Cherie Burton
Deputy Mayor of Hurstville
In office 12 September 2007 – 13 September 2008
Mayor	Vince Badalati
Preceded by	Sandy Grekas
Succeeded by	Philip Sansom
Councillor of the Hurstville City Council for Penshurst Ward
In office 24 March 2004 – 13 September 2008
Personal details
Born	Christopher John Minns 17 September 1979 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Anna Minns ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University of New England Princeton University

Political career

Minns was first elected to office in 2004 as a Penshurst Ward Councillor of the Hurstville City Council and was elected for a term as deputy mayor in 2007–2008; he left council at the 2008 election after serving a single term. He also worked on the staff of Carl Scully and John Robertson.[2]

Minns was Assistant Secretary of the NSW Labor Party. In his inaugural speech in the Legislative Assembly, Minns called for reducing union influence in the Labor Party, 'and increasing representation of ordinary members of our party who have more diverse voices'. Bob Nanva, National Secretary of the Rail, Tram and Bus Union, while acknowledging that Minns had been 'an extraordinarily effective Assistant General Secretary of the ALP', rebuked him for being 'seriously mistaken'.[3]

Following Luke Foley's resignation of the role, Minns nominated for the role of New South Wales Labor leader and Leader of the New South Wales Opposition. On 10 November 2018, Minns lost the leadership spill to Michael Daley 33 votes to 12.[4] In 2019, it was reported that Minns received a donation from a businessman and organisation linked to the Communist Party of China.[5]

References

1. "Mr (Chris) Christopher John MINNS, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
2. "NSW Election 2015 - Kogarah". ABC News. March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
3. "Work experience with real people is the cure for 'out of touch' pollies". SMH. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
4. "NSW Labor elects paperboy turned lawyer Michael Daley as new leader". ABC News. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
5. Welch, Dylan; Hui, Echo (12 June 2019). "ALP invoice reveals 'expenses' payment to golden boy of NSW Labor". ABC News. Retrieved 15 June 2019.