James Griffin (Australian politician)
James Griffin MP | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Manly | |
| Assumed office 8 April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Baird |
| Minister for Environment and Heritage | |
| Assumed office 21 December 2021 | |
| Premier | Dominic Perrottet |
| Preceded by | Matt Kean (as Minister for Energy and Environment) |
| Deputy Mayor of Manly | |
| In office 5 October 2015 – 12 May 2016 | |
| Mayor | Jean Hay |
| Preceded by | Steve Pickering |
| Succeeded by | Council abolished |
| In office 8 September 2012 – 12 May 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manly, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame Australia |
| Occupation | Director KPMG Australia |
| Website | https://www.jamesgriffinmp.com/ |
James Henry Griffin is an Australian politician. Griffin has served as the New South Wales Minister for Environment and Heritage in the Perrottet ministry since December 2021.[1] He is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electoral district of Manly for the Liberal Party. Griffin was elected on 8 April 2017 at the Manly state by-election held to replace the previous member, former Premier of New South Wales Mike Baird.
He has previously served as the NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Veterans,[2] the NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Health, and previously served as the NSW Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment.[3]
Background[]
Griffin went to school at St Mary's Cathedral College, and in 2006 was one of the first students to enrol at the Sydney campus of the University of Notre Dame Australia, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2008.[4]
Griffin was also involved in local government, serving a single term as a councillor on Manly Council, and as deputy mayor under Mayor Jean Hay from 2015 to 2016 when the council was amalgamated into the Northern Beaches Council. His mother, Cathy Griffin, was a Major in the Australian Army, and also served one term as a councillor in Manly, albeit as a member of the NSW Greens.[5]
He is the son of Australian Army Officer Brigadier Michael Griffin AM (Ret) who was the Australian Commissioner for Law Enforcement Integrity.[6]
Griffin was appointed as an Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Business at the University of Notre Dame, Sydney. He has also served as a board member of the University of Sydney Innovation Hub. Griffin co-founded SR7, a digital risk consulting company, in 2009.[7] In February 2014, SR7 was acquired by professional service group KPMG, with Griffin joining the firm as a Director in the Risk Consulting Practice.[8]
Political career[]
Identified as a rising star[clarification needed] in the NSW Parliamentary Liberal Party,[9] Griffin was appointed a Member of the Legislation Review Committee in June 2017, and subsequently appointed Chair of the same committee in November 2017. The Legislation Review Committee reviews all Bills introduced into Parliament and reports on the impact of these Bills on personal rights and liberties.[10]
In September 2018 Griffin was elected Chairman of the NSW Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Planning.[11] The Committee tabled the Land Release and Housing Supply in NSW report in October 2018.[12]
References[]
- ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
- ^ Department of Premier and Cabinet, Sydney. "Office for Veterans Affairs – Parliamentary Secretary for Veterans". veterans.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr James Henry Griffin, BA MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Uni student to deputy mayor in just 10 years". The Catholic Weekly. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Premier's departure lures would-be pollies into fight for Mike Baird's vacated Manly seat". Manly Daily. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Nabb, Liz. "Meet Our Team". VCSNB. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Moss, Dan (26 November 2013). "How SR7 grew by talking about social media risk while others were spruiking the benefits". SmartCompany. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Kitney, Damon (1 February 2014). "KPMG buys social data expertise with SR7". The Australian.
- ^ "The Rising Political Stars You Should be Keeping an Eye On: Part I". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Legislation Review Committee". parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Legislative Assembly Committee on Environment and Planning". parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Legislative Assembly. Committee on Environment and Planning (October 2018). "Inquiry into land release and housing supply in NSW: final report" (PDF). Report no. 2/56. Parliament of New South Wales.
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