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The Hon. Courtney HOUSSOS, MLC

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Member of the Legislative Council
Minister for Finance, and Minister for Natural Resources
Member of the Australian Labor Party
Term of service expires 59th Parliament (07 Mar 2031)
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Member of the Legislative Council
A The Hon. Courtney Houssos, MLC
Parliament House
Macquarie Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Ministerial Office
A The Hon. Courtney Houssos, MLC
52 Martin Place
SYDNEY NSW 2000
P 02 7225 6160
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Parliamentary Activity
Current Positions
Position Start Notes
Minister for Finance 06 Apr 2023
Minister for Natural Resources 06 Apr 2023
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 28 Mar 2015
Prior Positions
Position Start End Period Notes
Shadow Minister for Natural Resources 27 Sep 2022 28 Mar 2023 6 months 2 days
Deputy Chair, Select Committee on the conduct of elections in New South Wales 02 Jun 2022 28 Oct 2022 4 months 27 days
Member, Select Committee on the conduct of elections in New South Wales 12 May 2022 28 Oct 2022 5 months 17 days
Member, Select Committee on the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission 21 Jun 2021 02 Dec 2022 1 year 5 months 12 days
Shadow Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation 12 Jun 2021 28 Mar 2023 1 year 9 months 17 days
Chair, Select Committee on the provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020 28 Oct 2020 10 Jun 2021 7 months 14 days
Member, Select Committee on the provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020 28 Oct 2020 10 Jun 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 31 Mar 2020 08 Nov 2022 2 years 7 months 9 days
Member, Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters 19 Jun 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 8 months 13 days
Deputy Chair, Select Committee on the Use of Battery Cages for Hens in the Egg Production Industry 13 Jun 2019 30 Oct 2019 4 months 18 days
Temporary Chair of Committees 28 May 2019 12 Jun 2021 2 years 16 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 3 - Education 15 May 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 9 months 17 days
Member, Public Accountability Committee 15 May 2019 03 Mar 2023 3 years 9 months 17 days
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Justice and Communities 17 Oct 2018 13 Dec 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 17 May 2018 25 Oct 2018 5 months 9 days
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance 17 Apr 2018 17 Oct 2018 6 months 1 day Fresh food pricing
Member, Public Accountability Committee 21 Mar 2018 01 Mar 2019 11 months 9 days
Temporary Chair of Committees 14 Mar 2018 25 Feb 2019 11 months 12 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health and Community Services 20 Jul 2017 01 Mar 2019 1 year 7 months 10 days
Member, Select Committee on off-protocol prescribing of chemotherapy in NSW 15 Aug 2016 18 May 2017 9 months 4 days
Member, Select Committee on the closure of public schools in New South Wales 01 Jul 2015 22 Oct 2015 3 months 22 days
Member, Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters 02 Jun 2015 01 Mar 2019 3 years 9 months
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 3 – Education 14 May 2015 20 Jul 2017 2 years 2 months 7 days
Parliamentary Record
Ms Houssos' speeches in Hansard
Ms Houssos' questions published in the Question & Answer Paper
Ms Houssos' Notices of Motion given in Parliament
About the Electorate

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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.  

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Additional Information

Inaugural speech, 12 May 2015

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.