Daniel Mookhey | |
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| 67th Treasurer of New South Wales | |
| Assumed office 28 March 2023 | |
| Premier | Chris Minns |
| Preceded by | Matt Kean |
| Minister for the Gig Economy | |
| In office 28 March 2023 – 5 April 2023 | |
| Premier | Chris Minns |
| Succeeded by | Sophie Cotsis(as Minister for Industrial Relations) |
| Member of theNew South Wales Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Whan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1982 (age 43–44) Blacktown,New South Wales, Australia |
| Party | Labor |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | University of Technology, Sydney University of New England |
Nitin Daniel Mookhey (born 1982) is an Australian politician and currentTreasurer of New South Wales. He has been aLabor member of theNew South Wales Legislative Council since 6 May 2015.[1]
Mookhey was appointed to theLegislative Council of New South Wales in 2015 to fill a vacancy caused bySteve Whan's resignation.[2][3][4][5][6]
After the election ofMichael Daley as theLeader of the Opposition in 2018, Mookhey was appointed as opposition cabinet secretary.
In 2019 following the election ofJodi McKay as leader after Labor's defeat in the2019 New South Wales state election, Mookhey was promoted to the opposition front bench, taking on the roles of Shadow Minister for Finance and Small Business, as well as Shadow Minister for the Gig Economy.
On 11 June 2021, followingChris Minns' election as leader, Mookhey was appointed as the Shadow Treasurer, while retaining the portfolio for the Shadow Minister for the Gig Economy inMinns' Shadow Ministry.[7] He officially assumed the roles of Treasurer and Minister for the Gig Economy on 28 March 2023, after Labor secured victory in the general election held on 25 March 2023.
Mookhey was born in Blacktown to Indian migrants fromPunjab, India and attendedModel Farms High School andGirraween High School.[8]
Mookhey is the first parliamentarian in Australian history to be sworn into office on theBhagavad Gita.[9]
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| Preceded by | Treasurer of New South Wales 2023–present | Incumbent |
| New title | Minister for the Gig Economy 2023 | Succeeded byas Minister for Industrial Relations |
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