The Hon. (Greg) Gregory John DONNELLY, BEc MIR MLC

Member of the Legislative Council
Government Whip in the Legislative Council
Member of the Australian Labor Party
Term of service expires 54th Parliament (4 March 2011)

Contact Details

Address	The Hon. Greg Donnelly, MLC Parliament House Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000
Phone	(02) 9230 2280
Fax	(02) 9230 2585
Email	greg.donnelly@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Parliamentary Activity

Current Positions

Position	Start	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	23 Feb 2005	Elected for the balance of term of service of Hon. M R Egan (resigned).
Government Whip, Legislative Council	30 Mar 2007
Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues	10 May 2007
Member, Privileges Committee	10 May 2007
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3	10 May 2007
Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice	10 May 2007
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2	10 May 2007
Member, Procedure Committee	10 May 2007

Prior Positions

Position	Start	End	Period	Notes
Temporary Chair, Committees	23 May 2006	2 Mar 2007	9mths 8days
Temporary Chair, Committees	29 Mar 2006	19 May 2006	1mth 21days
Member, Select Committee on the Continued Public Ownership of Snowy Hydro Limited	7 Jun 2006	26 Oct 2006	4mths 20days
Member, Joint Select Committee on Tobacco Smoking	6 Jun 2006	29 Aug 2006	2mths 24days
Member, Joint Select Committee on Tobacco Smoking	9 Mar 2006	19 May 2006	2mths 11days
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 4	2 May 2005	2 Mar 2007	1yr 10mths 1day	In place of Mr Roozendaal.
Member, Standing Committee on State Development	2 May 2005	2 Mar 2007	1yr 10mths 1day	In place of Mr Roozendaal.
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5	2 May 2005	2 Mar 2007	1yr 10mths 1day	In place of Ms Griffin.
Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice	10 Aug 2005	2 Mar 2007	1yr 6mths 21days	In place of Mr Roozendaal.
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1	10 Aug 2005	8 Jun 2006	9mths 30days	In place of Mr Roozendaal.

Biography

Political Party Activity - 1986-present - Party Member, Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch). Current - Member (Secretary), ALP International Relations Policy Committee. Previously held - Member, ALP Health Policy Committee. Previously held - Member - ALP Community Welfare Policy Committee. Member - ALP Education Policy Committee.

Qualifications, Occupations and Interests - Prior to entering the NSW Legislative Council in February 2005 Greg was a full-time official of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association NSW Branch (Shop Assistants Union). He commenced with the union in 1986 and worked in a number of roles including branch secretary for nine years before entering Parliament. Greg is Government Whip in the Legislative Council and sits on seven Parliamentary Committees including Law and Justice, Social Issues, Independent Commission Against Corruption and Privileges. He is Duty MLC for the electorates of Manly, Hornsby, Port Stephens and Clarence. He is currently Secretary of the ALP NSW Branch’s International Relations Policy Committee and has served on a number of other policy committees including Health, Education, Employment and Industrial Relations and Community Welfare. Greg graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Economics (1983) and a Master of Industrial Relations (1986). He completed the Harvard Trade Union Program in 1992. His areas of policy interests include family, life issues, genetics and biotechnology, economic development, drugs, children and young people, public health, law and order, employment and workplace relations, media and culture, human rights, elder care, education, disability services, defence and international relations. He is President of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association NSW Branch and a member of the University of Notre Dame Australia Arts & Science ( Sydney) Advisory Board. Greg is married to Gaynor and they have three children, Matthew, Lucy and Joe. His sister Jane and her family, along with his parents Peter and Betty live in Western Australia.

First speech, 06 April 2005:

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