Wes Fang

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Wes Fang
MLC
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Assumed office
9 August 2017
Preceded byDuncan Gay
Personal details
BornWagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyNational
ResidenceWagga Wagga, New South Wales
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
Occupation
  • Pilot
  • Politician

Wesley Joseph Fang is an Australian politician. He has been a NSW Nationals member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 9 August 2017, when he filled a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Duncan Gay.[1]

Fang is the first person of Chinese heritage to represent the Nationals in the New South Wales Parliament.[2] Fang holds a degree in aviation from the University of New South Wales and was formerly a pilot with the Australian Army and Telstra Child Flight. He was a director of the Wagga Wagga Business Chamber and founded the Wagga Ratepayers' Community.[2] Fang ran as a National Party candidate on the Coalition New South Wales Senate ticket at the 2016 federal election.

References[]

  1. ^ "The Hon. (Wes) Wesley Joseph Fang, MLC". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Wagga's Wes Fang newest member of state parliament". The Daily Advertiser. 21 July 2017.
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