Canterbury electorate office
| Address | The Hon. Sophie Cotsis, MP, Suites 201 & 202 Level 2 308-312 Beamish Street CAMPSIE NSW 2194 |
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| Phone | (02) 9718 1234 |
| Fax | (02) 9787 1999 |
| canterbury@parliament.nsw.gov.au |
Contact details
Ministerial office
| Address | The Hon. Sophie Cotsis MP, GPO Box 5341, Sydney NSW 2001, Australia |
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| Phone | (02) 7225 6110 |
| Contact the Minister |
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 Industrial Relations | Wed 05 April 2023 | |
| Minister for Work Health and Safety | Wed 05 April 2023 | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | Sat 12 November 2016 | |
| Member for Canterbury | Sat 12 November 2016 |
Prior positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations | Sat 12 June 2021 | Tue 28 March 2023 | 1 year 9 months 17 days | |
| Shadow Minister for Work Health and Safety | Sat 12 June 2021 | Tue 28 March 2023 | 1 year 9 months 17 days | |
| Shadow Minister for Better Public Services | Wed 03 July 2019 | Fri 11 June 2021 | 1 year 11 months 9 days | |
| Shadow Minister for Women | Tue 19 January 2016 | Wed 03 July 2019 | 3 years 5 months 15 days | |
| Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 | Thu 14 May 2015 | Fri 16 September 2016 | 1 year 4 months 3 days | |
| Member, Standing Committee on State Development | Thu 14 May 2015 | Mon 07 March 2016 | 9 months 23 days | |
| Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism | Thu 09 April 2015 | Wed 03 July 2019 | 4 years 2 months 25 days | |
| Shadow Minister for Ageing | Thu 09 April 2015 | Wed 03 July 2019 | 4 years 2 months 25 days | |
| Shadow Minister for Disability Services | Thu 09 April 2015 | Wed 03 July 2019 | 4 years 2 months 25 days | |
| Shadow Minister for Mental Health | Tue 06 January 2015 | Thu 09 April 2015 | 3 months 4 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on social, public and affordable housing | Wed 13 November 2013 | Mon 08 September 2014 | 9 months 27 days | |
| Shadow Minister for Housing | Wed 17 October 2012 | Thu 09 April 2015 | 2 years 5 months 24 days | |
| Shadow Minister for Local Government | Mon 11 April 2011 | Thu 09 April 2015 | 3 years 11 months 30 days | |
| Shadow Minister for the Status of Women | Mon 11 April 2011 | Thu 09 April 2015 | 3 years 11 months 30 days | |
| Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Communities | Mon 11 April 2011 | Mon 20 June 2011 | 2 months 10 days | |
| Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations | Fri 08 April 2011 | Wed 17 October 2012 | 1 year 6 months 10 days | |
| Member, Standing Committee on State Development | Tue 21 September 2010 | Fri 04 March 2011 | 5 months 12 days | |
| Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 | Tue 21 September 2010 | Fri 04 March 2011 | 5 months 12 days | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council | Tue 07 September 2010 | Fri 16 September 2016 | 6 years 10 days | Elected for the balance of term of service of the Hon. John Della Bosca (resigned). |
About the Canterbury electorate
Includes partially or wholly the following localities and postcodes.
Localities: Belmore, Beverly Hills, Campsie, Canterbury, Clemton Park, Earlwood, Kingsgrove, Lakemba, Roselands, Wiley Park.
Postcodes: 2192, 2193, 2194, 2195, 2196, 2206, 2208, 2209
Area: 20.1034 square kilometres
Enrolment: 57,449
For more detailed information see - https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/Canterbury
Biography
Political party activity
1993 to present, Member, Labor Party of Australia
Community activity
Active involvement in:
Upgrading local health facilities like Canterbury Hospital
Supporting local schools and P&Cs
Environment and Climate Change
Community Development
Women empowerment
Multi-faith dialogue
Supporting local sports groups and facilities like Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink
Supporting local organisations that cater for vulnerable residents in community
Personal information
Mother of 2 children
Bilingual, proficient in Greek.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts, Macquarie University, 1995
Master of Legal Studies, University of Technology, Sydney, 2001
Occupations
Hospitality worker at Sydney Airport
Union Official at Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union
Project Officer at Unions NSW
Adviser to NSW Treasurer Michael Costa
Adviser at Parsons Brinckerhoff
Interests
Keen interest in:
Supporting workers across NSW for fair pay and working conditions
Supporting injured workers
Supporting safe work environment
Ocean Swimming
Bushwalking
Yoga
Additional information
Sophie Cotsis was born at Canterbury Hospital and attended Canterbury South
Public, Kingsgrove Public and Kingsgrove High Schools. Ms Cotsis graduated from
Macquarie University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts and the University of
Technology, Sydney in 2001 with a Master of Legal Studies. Ms Cotsis has a
range of employment experience in both the public and private sectors,
including working at Sydney Airport while a student at university.
Ms Cotsis has been an active part of the many diverse multicultural communities
that are found throughout NSW for many years and has a proud history of being
involved in many community campaigns and causes.
Ms Cotsis first entered NSW Parliament as a Member of the Legislative Council
in September 2010, and has been a member of the Shadow Cabinet since 2011. Ms
Cotsis has played key roles in the establishment of the Inquiry into
Affordable, Social and Public Housing and the Inquiry into Elder Abuse.
Inaugural Speech, Legislative Assembly, 22 February 2017:
Sophie Cotsis Inaugural Speech in Legislative Assembly (pdf, 176.51 KB)