Kevin Greene (politician)

Kevin Greene
The Honourable Councillor; Kevin Greene
1st Mayor of Georges River Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 September 2017
Deputy	Kathryn Landsberry
Preceded by	John Rayner (Administrator)
Councillor of the Georges River Council; for Peakhurst Ward
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 September 2017
Preceded by	New council
Minister for Sport and Recreation; Minister for Gaming and Racing
	In office; 8 September 2008 – 28 March 2011
Premier	Nathan Rees; Kristina Keneally
Preceded by	Graham West
Succeeded by	Graham Annesley; George Souris
Member of the New South Wales Parliament; for Oatley
	In office; 24 March 2007 – 26 March 2011
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Mark Coure
Member of the New South Wales Parliament; for Georges River
	In office; 27 March 1999 – 24 March 2007
Preceded by	Marie Ficarra
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	18 October 1958
Political party	Labor
Profession	Teacher

Kevin Patrick Greene (born 18 October 1958), is an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He has a Diploma of Education and a Bachelor of Education and was a teacher before running for Parliament. Greene was NSW Minister for Gaming and Racing, Minister for Sport and Recreation, and Minister for Major Events.

Greene represented Georges River from 1999 until its abolition in 2007, when he was elected as the member for Oatley.[1] Greene lost his seat in the 2011 New South Wales state election.[2] In June 2017 it was announced that Greene was standing as a Labor candidate for the Peakhurst Ward of the newly-created Georges River Council.[3] At the subsequent local government elections on 9 September 2017, he was elected in the first position as a Councillor, with the Labor ticket taking 42% of the first preference vote (1.69 quotas), enough to elect the second person on his ticket.[4] At the first meeting of the elected council on 25 September 2017, Greene was elected unopposed as the inaugural mayor of Georges River Council.[5]

References

"Mr Kevin Patrick Greene (1958- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
"State Electoral District of Oatley". New South Wales state election, 2011. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
Gainsford, Jim (21 June 2017). "Former MP Kevin Greene confirms he is standing for Georges River Council". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
"Georges River - Peakhurst Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2017. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
Beichert, Kahlia (25 September 2017). "Georges River Council elects first mayor". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Marie Ficarra	Member for Georges River 1999–2007	District abolished
New district	Member for Oatley 2007–2011	Succeeded by Mark Coure
Political offices
Preceded by Reba Meagher	Minister for Community Services 2007–2008	Succeeded by Linda Burney
Preceded by Graham West	Minister for Sport and Recreation 2008–2011	Succeeded by Graham Annesley
Preceded by Graham West	Minister for Gaming and Racing 2008–2011	Succeeded by George Souris as Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing
New title	Minister for Major Events 2010–2011
Civic offices
Preceded by John Rayner as Administrator	Mayor of Georges River Council 2017–present	Incumbent

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[Kevin_Green_NSW_Parl-1] "Mr Kevin Patrick Greene (1958- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[2] "State Electoral District of Oatley". New South Wales state election, 2011. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

[3] Gainsford, Jim (21 June 2017). "Former MP Kevin Greene confirms he is standing for Georges River Council". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

[4] "Georges River - Peakhurst Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2017. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

[5] Beichert, Kahlia (25 September 2017). "Georges River Council elects first mayor". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 26 September 2017.