Mr The Hon. (Walt) Walter Secord

Place of birth:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Parliamentary activity

Information about members' parliamentary service including their positions held and biography.

Positions
PositionStartEndPeriodNotes
Chair, Select Committee on the Response to Major Flooding across New South Wales in 2022, Response to major flooding across New South Wales in 2022 Sun 10 April 2022Tue 09 August 20224 months
Member, Select Committee on the Response to Major Flooding across New South Wales in 2022, Response to major flooding across New South Wales in 2022 Sun 10 April 2022Tue 09 August 20224 months
Substitute Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues Thu 11 November 2021Tue 22 February 20223 months 12 daysCrimes Amendment (Display of Nazi Symbols) Bill 2021
Shadow Minister for the Arts and Heritage Sat 12 June 2021Mon 15 August 20221 year 2 months 4 days
Shadow Minister for Police Sat 12 June 2021Mon 15 August 20221 year 2 months 4 days
Shadow Minister for Counter Terrorism Sat 12 June 2021Mon 15 August 20221 year 2 months 4 days
Shadow Minister for the North Coast Sat 12 June 2021Mon 15 August 20221 year 2 months 4 days
Member, Select Committee on the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission, Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission Thu 01 October 2020Mon 21 June 20218 months 21 days
Member, Select Committee on the Government's management of the Powerhouse Museum and other museums and cultural projects in New South Wales Thu 27 February 2020Fri 30 September 20222 years 7 months 4 daysGovernment's management of Powerhouse Museum and other museums and cultural projects in New South Wales
Member, Select Committee on Animal Cruelty Laws in New South Wales, Animal cruelty laws in New South Wales Mon 12 August 2019Thu 04 June 20209 months 24 days
Shadow Treasurer Wed 03 July 2019Tue 25 May 20211 year 10 months 23 days
Shadow Special Minister of State Wed 03 July 2019Tue 25 May 20211 year 10 months 23 days
Member, Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission Wed 19 June 2019Fri 25 June 20212 years 7 days
Member, Procedure Committee Tue 28 May 2019Wed 03 July 20191 month 6 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health Wed 15 May 2019Fri 03 March 20233 years 9 months 17 days
Shadow Minister for Mental Health Tue 27 November 2018Wed 03 July 20197 months 7 days
Shadow Minister for Medical Research Tue 27 November 2018Wed 03 July 20197 months 7 days
Member, Select Committee on the State Senate Bill 2015 Thu 30 November 2017Wed 04 July 20187 months 7 daysState Senate Bill 2015
Member, Select Committee on off-protocol prescribing of chemotherapy in NSW, Off-protocol prescribing of chemotherapy in NSW Thu 11 August 2016Thu 18 May 20179 months 8 days
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 4 - Regional NSW Wed 29 June 2016Thu 28 February 20192 years 8 months 1 dayInquiry into museums and galleries
Shadow Minister for the Arts Thu 10 March 2016Tue 25 May 20215 years 2 months 16 days
Member, Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission Tue 02 June 2015Fri 01 March 20193 years 9 months
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 3 - Education Thu 14 May 2015Fri 01 March 20193 years 9 months 16 days
Member, Procedure Committee Tue 12 May 2015Fri 01 March 20193 years 9 months 18 days
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Wed 08 April 2015Tue 02 July 20194 years 2 months 25 days
Shadow Minister for Health Fri 19 September 2014Wed 03 July 20194 years 9 months 15 days
Shadow Minister for Liquor Regulation Fri 19 September 2014Tue 07 April 20156 months 20 days
Shadow Minister for the North Coast Wed 11 December 2013Wed 03 July 20195 years 6 months 23 days
Shadow Minister for Roads Wed 11 December 2013Fri 19 September 20149 months 9 days
Shadow Minister for Water and Shadow Special Minister of State Wed 17 October 2012Wed 11 December 20131 year 1 month 25 days
Member, Committee on the Parliamentary Budget Office, Parliamentary Budget Office Thu 23 June 2011Fri 02 December 20115 months 10 days
Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1 Wed 22 June 2011Fri 06 March 20153 years 8 months 13 days
Member, Staysafe (Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety) Wed 22 June 2011Fri 06 March 20153 years 8 months 13 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Council Tue 24 May 2011Fri 03 March 202311 years 9 months 8 daysElected to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of the Hon. Edward Obeid.
Biography

Political party activity

Member, NSW ALP, 1991 to current. Various positions, NSW ALP including: Chair, NSW ALP International Relations (Foreign Affairs) Committee, 2005. Deputy Chair, Parliamentary Friends of Israel. Deputy co-Chair, Parliamentary Friends of Armenia.

Community activity

Member, Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand. Member, MEAA union. Member, Reprieve Australia. Member, Sydney Film Festival. Director, Sydney International Film Festival, 2005-2009.

Honours Received

Mavor Moore Award for Playwriting, York University, June 1987. Australian Human Rights Awards, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 1991. The Australian Press Council Prize (Postgraduate) in Media and Communications, University of Sydney, May 2012. 2012 Friend of the Armenian Community Award, November 2012.

Personal information

Mr Secord was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and grew up on the Mississaugas of the New Credit (Indian reserve) First Nation in southern Ontario. Educated at the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation elementary school; JC Hill Elementary (Six Nations Indian Reserve) School and Hagersville Secondary School. He became an Australian citizen in June 1992. Mr Secord is interested in Indigenous issues, community development, the prevention of genocide, inter-faith activity and the abolition of the death penalty. Other interests include; cinema, reading, travel and ice hockey. Mr Secord has one daughter.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Bachelor of Arts (Hons), York University (Canada) 1984-1988. Clerk, Youth Employment Services, 1986. Journalist, Toronto Star, 1987. Journalist, Australian Jewish News, 1988 - 1991. Various positions including; Chief of Staff, Director of Communications, and Press Secretary at local, state and federal levels, 1991-2011. Masters Degree (Strategic Public Relations) University of Sydney, 2013.

Additional information

Inaugural speech, 2 June 2011:

Hon Walt Secord - Inaugural speech (pdf, 80.08 KB)

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