Member of the Legislative Council
| Address | The Hon. Aileen MacDonald MLC, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | (02) 9230 2403 |
| office.macdonald@parliament.nsw.gov.au |
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
| Position | Start | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Regional NSW | Wed 11 February 2026 | Impact of Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) on rural and regional communities and industries in New South Wales |
| Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance | Wed 29 October 2025 | Unsolved murders and long-term missing persons cases in New South Wales between 1965 and 2010 |
| Member, Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission | Wed 05 June 2024 | |
| Member, Animal Welfare Committee | Thu 29 June 2023 | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 8 - Customer Service | Tue 16 May 2023 | |
| Member, Modern Slavery Committee | Tue 16 May 2023 | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council | Thu 11 August 2022 | Elected for the balance of term of service of the Hon. Catherine Cusack |
Prior positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs | Thu 06 February 2025 | Wed 09 April 2025 | 2 months 4 days | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Regional NSW | Wed 08 May 2024 | Thu 05 February 2026 | 1 year 8 months 29 days | |
| Member, Committee on Children and Young People | Thu 29 June 2023 | Wed 05 June 2024 | 11 months 8 days | |
| Shadow Minister for Youth Justice | Tue 09 May 2023 | Tue 06 January 2026 | 2 years 7 months 29 days | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Customer Service and Natural Resources | Tue 21 February 2023 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 11 days | |
| Substitute Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues | Fri 21 October 2022 | Fri 04 November 2022 | 15 days | Crimes Legislation Amendment (Coercive Control) Bill 2022 |
| Member, Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission | Wed 21 September 2022 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 5 months 11 days | |
| Member, Committee on the Ombudsman, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Crime Commission | Wed 21 September 2022 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 5 months 11 days | |
| Member, Modern Slavery Committee | Wed 21 September 2022 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 5 months 11 days | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 3 - Education | Tue 16 August 2022 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 6 months 16 days | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health | Tue 16 August 2022 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 6 months 16 days | |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 7 - Planning and Environment | Tue 16 August 2022 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 6 months 16 days | |
| Member, Regulation Committee | Tue 16 August 2022 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 6 months 16 days | |
| Member, Standing Committee on State Development | Tue 16 August 2022 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 6 months 16 days | |
| Chair, Standing Committee on State Development | Tue 16 August 2022 | Fri 03 March 2023 | 6 months 16 days |
Biography
Additional information
Aileen is a Member of the Legislative Council and the Shadow Minister for Youth Justice.
She has been a Member of Parliament since August 2022.
In that time Aileen has distinguished herself as a passionate advocate for early intervention and diversionary programs when it comes to our troubled youth, and local issues in northern NSW.
Aileen now sits on a number of Parliamentary Committees related to her political objectives.
She is currently a member of Portfolio Committee No.8 – Customer Service; the Modern Slavery Committee; the Animal Welfare Committee; Portfolio Committee No.4 – Regional NSW; and the Health Care Complaints Commission.
Aileen is proud to live in Regional NSW and is a passionate supporter and advocate for small business and community resilience.
Her service to the community was recognised in 2019 with the Citizen of Guyra Award, and in what was then the Queen’s Birthday Honours she was awarded an Order of the Medal of Australia in 2020.
Prior to entering Parliament, she was also the President of Business New England, and the President of the Business NSW Regional Advisory Council.
Aileen’s depth of experience comes from having run an agricultural supplies business with her husband Scot while raising her three children.
She also served as a Community Corrections officer before entering Parliament.
When it comes to commitment to her community, Aileen’s record is outstanding. She has been the Chairperson of the Armidale Regional Council’s Regional Growth and Economic Development Committee, and she developed ‘Renew Armidale’ to help bolster the local business community.
Aileen has also been a member of the NSW Liberal Party’s State Executive and was Country Vice President of the NSW Liberal Women’s Council.
Aileen is a member of the Rotary Club of Guyra and has been on the local Chamber of Commerce.
Significantly, she has been a strong advocate for economic development in the region and successfully advocated for the building of the Malpas Dam to Guyra water pipeline during the crippling drought of 2019.
Inaugural speech of the Honourable Aileen MacDonald - 11 October 2022 (pdf, 1.37 MB)