Parliamentary activity
Information about members' parliamentary service including their positions held and biography.
Positions
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chair, Public Works Committee | Tue 10 April 2018 | Tue 14 August 2018 | 4 months 5 days | |
| Member, Public Works Committee | Thu 15 March 2018 | Tue 14 August 2018 | 5 months | |
| Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health | Mon 25 September 2017 | Tue 14 August 2018 | 10 months 21 days | The provision of drug rehabilitation services in regional, rural and remote New South Wales |
| Member, Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Industry and Transport | Thu 09 March 2017 | Tue 14 August 2018 | 1 year 5 months 6 days | |
| Temporary Chair of Committees | Thu 09 March 2017 | Tue 14 August 2018 | 1 year 5 months 6 days | |
| Member, Select Committee on Human Trafficking in New South Wales | Wed 09 November 2016 | Thu 19 October 2017 | 11 months 11 days | |
| Member, Procedure Committee | Mon 30 May 2016 | Tue 14 August 2018 | 2 years 2 months 16 days | |
| Member, Staysafe (Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety) | Tue 02 June 2015 | Tue 14 August 2018 | 3 years 2 months 13 days | |
| Member, Privileges Committee | Tue 26 May 2015 | Tue 14 August 2018 | 3 years 2 months 20 days | |
| Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 | Thu 14 May 2015 | Thu 09 March 2017 | 1 year 9 months 24 days | |
| Member, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3 | Tue 25 June 2013 | Fri 06 March 2015 | 1 year 8 months 10 days | |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council | Wed 19 June 2013 | Tue 14 August 2018 | 5 years 1 month 27 days | Elected for the balance of term of service of Ms Cate Faehrmann (resigned). |
Biography
Political party activity
Convenor, South Sydney Greens, The Greens NSW 2010-2011. Co-Convenor The Greens NSW Womens Working Group 2011-2013. Previous Parliamentary seats contested: 2011 Legislative Assembly; 2012 Legislative Assembly.
Community activity
Chair, Community participation and review committee, Orica 2005-2010. Chair Mosman Sustainability advisory group 2006-2008. Member, Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand 2007-present. Member, NTEU 2004-2008 and 2010-present.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
PhD Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales 2000. Master of Engineering Science, University of New South Wales 1994. Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Hons), University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan 1988.
Assoc. Professor and Academic Director MBT, Australian School of Management UNSW September 2010-June 2013. Manager Environment and Services, Mosman Council NSW January 2009-August 2010. Director and Lecturer, Institute of Environmental Studies UNSW August 2004-April 2008. Manager Natural Resources / Environmental Engineer, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council NSW August 2001-August 2004. Environmental Engineer, Sinclair Knight Merz March 1999-June 2001. Research Fellow/Research Assistant UNSW January 1993-February 1999.
Publications - Faruqi, M, (2012) Embracing complexity to enable change, in D Rigling Gallagher, N Christiansen and P Andrews, eds, Environmental Leadership: A Reference Handbook, vol. 2, pp. 772-781, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California. Harding, R, Hendriks, CM and Faruqi, M (2009) Environmental Decision-Making- Exploring complexity and context, Federation Press, Sydney. Faruqi, M (2009) Achieving systemic change for sustainability through enabling effective Community Education and Engagement, position paper commissioned by the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, NSW, October 2009. Faruqi, M and Ryan, R (2007) Transforming watercycle management: A case study in the mid-north coast of NSW, Ozwater, March 2007, Sydney
Assoc. Professor and Academic Director MBT, Australian School of Management UNSW September 2010-June 2013. Manager Environment and Services, Mosman Council NSW January 2009-August 2010. Director and Lecturer, Institute of Environmental Studies UNSW August 2004-April 2008. Manager Natural Resources / Environmental Engineer, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council NSW August 2001-August 2004. Environmental Engineer, Sinclair Knight Merz March 1999-June 2001. Research Fellow/Research Assistant UNSW January 1993-February 1999.
Publications - Faruqi, M, (2012) Embracing complexity to enable change, in D Rigling Gallagher, N Christiansen and P Andrews, eds, Environmental Leadership: A Reference Handbook, vol. 2, pp. 772-781, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California. Harding, R, Hendriks, CM and Faruqi, M (2009) Environmental Decision-Making- Exploring complexity and context, Federation Press, Sydney. Faruqi, M (2009) Achieving systemic change for sustainability through enabling effective Community Education and Engagement, position paper commissioned by the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, NSW, October 2009. Faruqi, M and Ryan, R (2007) Transforming watercycle management: A case study in the mid-north coast of NSW, Ozwater, March 2007, Sydney
Additional information
Inaugural speech, 21 August 2013: