Yasmin Catley

Yasmin Maree Catley is an Australian politician who was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Swansea for the Labor Party at the 2015 New South Wales state election. The surname Catley can be traced to Wales in the UK where Swansea is one of the most significant cities. [1]

Ms Yasmin Catley MP
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2019
Leader	Jodi McKay
Preceded by	Penny Sharpe
Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch)
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2019
Leader	Jodi McKay
Preceded by	Penny Sharpe
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Swansea
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 March 2015
Preceded by	Garry Edwards
Personal details
Born	Yasmin Maree Catley Summerland Point, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Robert Coombs
Children	3
Residence	Swansea, New South Wales
Occupation	Librarian
Profession	Politician
Website	yasmincatley.com

Formerly a librarian with the Lake Macquarie City Council, she has worked in the offices of Federal Labor MPs Greg Combet and Anthony Albanese. She is married to Robert Coombs who himself served as the member for Swansea from 2007 to 2011.[2]

Yasmin was appointed to the Shadow Ministry by NSW Labor Leader Luke Foley as the Shadow Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation in March 2015.[1][3]

Since June 2019, Catley has been Deputy Leader of the ALP and hence Deputy Leader of the Opposition.

References

1. "Ms Yasmin Maree Catley, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
2. "NSW Election 2015 – Swansea". ABC News. March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
3. "NSW Labor reshuffle sees Ryan Park become NSW shadow treasurer". ABC News. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

External links

• Official website