Guy Zangari

Gaetano "Guy" Zangari is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since March 2011, representing the electorate of Fairfield.[1]

Guy Zangari

MP
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Fairfield
Assumed office
26 Mar 2011
Preceded byJoe Tripodi
Shadow Minister for Justice and Police
Assumed office
10 March 2016
LeaderLuke Foley
Preceded byJodi McKay
Shadow Minister for Corrections
Assumed office
9 April 2015
LeaderLuke Foley
Shadow Minister for Emergency Services
Assumed office
9 April 2015
LeaderLuke Foley
Preceded byRon Hoenig
Personal details
Born
Gaetano Zangari
Political partyLabor Party
Spouse(s)Melissa Pellegrino
ChildrenFour
Alma materAustralian Catholic University
OccupationTeacher

Zangari was a teacher at various high schools in Western Sydney for over 16 years. He spent over eight years teaching at Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield, and most recently was a Pastoral Care Coordinator at Freeman Catholic College in Bonnyrigg.[2]

On 18 November 2010, he was preselected unopposed for the seat of Fairfield to replace the former Member, Joe Tripodi, who announced he would be quitting parliament at the 2011 NSW state election. Zangari won with 40.7% of the votes, compared to Liberal Party candidate Charbel Saliba who received 37.9%.[3]

At the 2015 NSW State Election, Guy secured 53.71% of the formal vote after preferences giving him a 15.2% swing back to Labor.[4][5] At the 2019 NSW State Election, Guy increased his percentage of the vote to 57.23%.[6]

References
  1. "Mr (Guy) Gaetano ZANGARI, BEd MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. NSW Labor Local MPs and Candidates Archived 4 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine NSW Labor party. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  3. "Fairfield – NSW Votes 2011". ABC News. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  4. "Electorate Results: Fairfield". ABC News. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. "NSW State Election Results 2015: State Electoral District of Fairfield". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. "State Electoral District of Fairfield". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Joe Tripodi		 Member for Fairfield
2011–present		 Incumbent
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