Alister Henskens

Mr (Alister) Alister HENSKENS, SC, MP

Member for:

Wahroonga

House:

Legislative Assembly

Party:

Liberal Party

Ministry:

Shadow Special Minister of StateShadow Minister for Government Accountability

Contact details

Parliamentary activity

Information about members' parliamentary activity including links to speeches made in parliament, notice tracking, questions tracking, positions held and biography.

Current positions
PositionStartNotes
Shadow Special Minister of State Tue 06 January 2026
Shadow Minister for Government Accountability Tue 06 January 2026
Member for Wahroonga Sat 25 March 2023
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly Sat 28 March 2015
Prior positions
PositionStartEndPeriodNotes
Member, Standing Orders and Procedure Committee Thu 22 June 2023Wed 04 February 20262 years 7 months 14 days
Manager of Opposition Business in the Legislative Assembly Tue 09 May 2023Tue 06 January 20262 years 7 months 29 days
Shadow Special Minister of State Tue 09 May 2023Sun 28 July 20241 year 2 months 20 days
Shadow Attorney General Wed 03 May 2023Tue 06 January 20262 years 8 months 4 days
Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade Fri 05 August 2022Tue 28 March 20237 months 24 days
Minister for Sport Fri 05 August 2022Tue 28 March 20237 months 24 days
Member, Standing Orders and Procedure Committee Thu 24 February 2022Fri 03 March 20231 year 8 days
Minister for Skills and Training Tue 21 December 2021Tue 28 March 20231 year 3 months 8 days
Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology Tue 21 December 2021Tue 28 March 20231 year 3 months 8 days
Leader of the House Tue 21 December 2021Fri 03 March 20231 year 2 months 11 days
Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Wed 06 October 2021Tue 21 December 20212 months 16 days
Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Thu 27 May 2021Tue 05 October 20214 months 9 days
Cabinet Secretary Wed 24 April 2019Thu 27 May 20212 years 1 month 4 days
Parliamentary Secretary for Finance, Services and Property Wed 01 February 2017Sat 23 March 20192 years 1 month 23 days
Chair, Select Committee on the Regulation of Brothels, Inquiry into the Regulation of Brothels Thu 25 June 2015Thu 12 November 20154 months 19 days
Chair, Legislative Assembly Committee on Transport and Infrastructure Tue 02 June 2015Wed 29 March 20171 year 9 months 28 days
Member, Legislative Assembly Committee on Investment, Industry and Regional Development Thu 28 May 2015Wed 29 March 20171 year 10 months 2 days
Member, Legislation Review Committee Thu 28 May 2015Wed 01 February 20171 year 8 months 5 daysCeased to hold membership of the Committee as appointed a Parliamentary Secretary (see section 6 of the Legislation Review Act 1987).
Member, Legislative Assembly Committee on Transport and Infrastructure Thu 28 May 2015Tue 02 June 20156 daysElected Chair of the Committee on 2 June 2015 (see separate entry).
Member, Joint Select Committee on Companion Animal Breeding Practices in NSW, Companion Animal Breeding Practices in NSW Wed 13 May 2015Thu 27 August 20153 months 15 daysCompanion Animal Breeding Practices in New South Wales
Member for Ku-ring-gai Sat 28 March 2015Fri 24 March 20237 years 11 months 25 days
About the Wahroonga electorate

Includes partially or wholly the following localities and postcodes.

Localities: Asquith, Hornsby, Normanhurst, North Wahroonga, Pennant Hills, Pymble, South Turramurra, St Ives, Thornleigh, Turramurra, Wahroonga, Waitara, Warrawee, West Pymble, Westleigh.

Postcodes: 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2120

Area: 50.2794 square kilometres

Enrolment: 58,521

For more detailed information see - https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/Wahroonga

Biography

Political party activity

Member, Liberal Party of Australia.

Community activity

Director, Basketball NSW 1997 to 1998.
Director, Basketball Association of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie 1993 to 1998.
President, Gordon East Public School P & C 2006 to 2007.
Coach or Manager, Northern Suburbs Basketball Association 2007 to 2015.

Honours Received

Rotary Foundation Scholar, Rotary International, 1987 to 1988.
Fellow, Commercial Law Association, September 2008.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Bachelor of Economics (BEc), University of Sydney, 1984.
Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Sydney, 1986.
Master of Laws (LLM), University of Toronto, 1988.



1987 to 1996 Solicitor.
1996 to present Barrister.
2011 Senior Counsel.
Interests include basketball, tennis and playing guitar.

Additional information

Inaugural Speech, 7 May 2015:

Alister Henskens Inaugural Speech (pdf, 35.33 KB)

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