Mark Buttigieg
Mark Buttigieg | |
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 23 March 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sydney, Australia | 11 June 1966
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Labor Party |
Spouse(s) | Anna Buttigieg |
Children | Gerard Buttigieg |
Occupation | Trade unionist |
Website | www |
Mark Robert Buttigieg (born 11 June 1966) is an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Australian Labor Party at the 2019 New South Wales state election.
Early life[]
Buttigieg was born in Sydney to Maltese parents Victor and Carmen who immigrated to Australia from Malta in the 1950s.[citation needed] He holds an arts degree in political science and an economics degree with first-class honours. He also has a certificate in electrical engineering and an electrical trade certificate. Before entering politics, he worked for Ausgrid as an electrical system operator.[1] He was also an organiser for the Electrical Trades Union of Australia (ETU) and a councillor on the Sutherland Shire council.[2]
Politics[]
Buttigieg stood for the ALP in the Division of Cook at the 2004 and 2007 federal elections.[1][3] He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council at the 2019 New South Wales state election.[2][4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Cook". Australia Votes 2007. ABC. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Stewart, Selby; Coleman, Oscar (15 April 2019). "Leyonhjelm fails in NSW Upper House bid, Animal Justice Party claims seat". ABC News. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Cook". Australia Votes 2004. ABC. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Mark Robert Buttigieg, MLC". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- Living people
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales
- Australian electricians
- Australian trade unionists
- Australian people of Maltese descent
- 1966 births
- 21st-century Australian politicians