Member of the Legislative Council
| Address | The Hon. Courtney Houssos MLC, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 |
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Contact details
Ministerial office
| Address | The Hon. Courtney Houssos MLC, 52 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia |
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| Phone | 02 7225 6160 |
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Parliamentary activity
Information about members' parliamentary activity including links to speeches made in parliament, notice tracking, questions tracking, positions held and biography.
Current positions
| Position | Start | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Minister for Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement | Thu 28 September 2023 | |
| Minister for Finance | Thu 06 April 2023 | |
| Minister for Natural Resources | Thu 06 April 2023 | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council | Sat 28 March 2015 |
Prior positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for Natural Resources | Tue 27 September 2022 | Tue 28 March 2023 | 6 months 2 days | |
| Deputy Chair, Select Committee on the conduct of elections in New South Wales, Conduct of elections in New South Wales | Thu 02 June 2022 | Fri 28 October 2022 | 4 months 27 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on the conduct of elections in New South Wales, Conduct of elections in New South Wales | Thu 12 May 2022 | Fri 28 October 2022 | 5 months 17 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission, Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission | Mon 21 June 2021 | Fri 02 December 2022 | 1 year 5 months 12 days | |
| Shadow Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation | Sat 12 June 2021 | Tue 28 March 2023 | 1 year 9 months 17 days | |
| Member, Chairs' Committee, Chairs' Committee - 2020 meetings | Mon 02 November 2020 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 2 years 4 months 2 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on the provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020, Provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020 | Wed 28 October 2020 | Thu 10 June 2021 | 7 months 14 days | |
| Chair, Select Committee on the provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020, Provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020 | Wed 28 October 2020 | Thu 10 June 2021 | 7 months 14 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on the impact of technological and other change on the future of work and workers in New South Wales | Tue 31 March 2020 | Tue 08 November 2022 | 2 years 7 months 10 days | Impact of technological and other change on the future of work and workers in New South Wales |
| Member, Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters | Wed 19 June 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 8 months 13 days | |
| Deputy Chair, Select Committee on the Use of Battery Cages for Hens in the Egg Production Industry, Use of battery cages for hens in the egg production industry | Thu 13 June 2019 | Wed 30 October 2019 | 4 months 18 days | |
| Temporary Chair of Committees | Tue 28 May 2019 | Sat 12 June 2021 | 2 years 16 days | |
| Member, Public Accountability Committee | Wed 15 May 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 9 months 17 days | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 3 - Education | Wed 15 May 2019 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 3 years 9 months 17 days | |
| Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Justice and Communities | Wed 17 October 2018 | Thu 13 December 2018 | 1 month 27 days | Sustainability of the dairy industry in New South Wales |
| Member, Select Committee on Landowner Protection from Unauthorised Filming or Surveillance | Thu 17 May 2018 | Thu 25 October 2018 | 5 months 9 days | Landowner protection from unauthorised filming or surveillance |
| Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance | Tue 17 April 2018 | Wed 17 October 2018 | 6 months 1 day | Fresh food pricing |
| Member, Public Accountability Committee | Wed 21 March 2018 | Fri 01 March 2019 | 11 months 9 days | |
| Temporary Chair of Committees | Wed 14 March 2018 | Mon 25 February 2019 | 11 months 12 days | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health and Community Services | Thu 20 July 2017 | Fri 01 March 2019 | 1 year 7 months 10 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on off-protocol prescribing of chemotherapy in NSW, Off-protocol prescribing of chemotherapy in NSW | Mon 15 August 2016 | Thu 18 May 2017 | 9 months 4 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on the Closure of Public Schools, Closure of public schools in New South Wales | Thu 25 June 2015 | Thu 22 October 2015 | 3 months 28 days | |
| Member, Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters | Tue 02 June 2015 | Fri 01 March 2019 | 3 years 9 months | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 3 – Education | Thu 14 May 2015 | Thu 20 July 2017 | 2 years 2 months 7 days |
Biography
Personal information
Courtney Houssos was elected to the NSW Legislative Council in 2015.
Courtney was born and grew up in Forster, on the Mid North Coast of NSW, where she attended local public primary and high schools.
After completing her HSC, Courtney studied at the University of New South Wales, where she was awarded a Bachelor of Arts (Politics and International Relations, Industrial Relations).
Prior to entering Parliament, Courtney was an elected Party Official for the NSW branch of the Australian Labor Party, serving nine years at the NSW Country Organiser, the first woman to do so.
Courtney has participated in a number of Party Committees, and has been a delegate to both State and National Labor Conferences for many years.
Courtney currently lives in Earlwood, with her husband George and their
daughter Anna, and son Arthur.
Additional information
Inaugural speech, 12 May 2015