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The Hon. James Henry GRIFFIN, BA MP

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Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member for Manly
Minister for Environment and Heritage
Member of the Liberal Party
Contact Details
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Manly Electorate Office
A The Hon. James Griffin, MP
Shop 2
2 Wentworth Street
MANLY NSW 2095
P (02) 9976 2773
F (02) 9976 2993
E manly@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Ministerial Office
A The Hon. James Griffin, MP
52 Martin Place
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Postal The Hon. James Griffin MP
GPO Box 5341
SYDNEY NSW 2001
P (02) 8574 5240
E Contact the Minister for Environment and Heritage

Parliamentary Activity
Current Positions
Position Start Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 08 Apr 2017
Member for Manly 08 Apr 2017
Minister for Environment and Heritage 21 Dec 2021
Prior Positions
Position Start End Period Notes
Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Veterans 08 Oct 2021 21 Dec 2021 2 months 14 days
Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Veterans 09 Jun 2021 05 Oct 2021 3 months 27 days
Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment and Veterans 24 Apr 2019 09 Jun 2021 2 years 1 month 17 days
Member, Legislation Review Committee 01 Jun 2017 23 Nov 2017 5 months 23 days Elected Chair of the Committee on 23 November 2017 (see separate entry).
Member, Legislative Assembly Committee on Environment and Planning 18 Jun 2019 31 Mar 2022 2 years 9 months 14 days
Chair, Legislative Assembly Committee on Environment and Planning 26 Sep 2018 01 Mar 2019 5 months 4 days
Member, Legislative Assembly Committee on Environment and Planning 20 Sep 2018 01 Mar 2019 5 months 10 days
Deputy Chair, Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission 25 Oct 2018 01 Mar 2019 4 months 5 days
Member, Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission 20 Sep 2018 01 Mar 2019 5 months 10 days
Chair, Legislation Review Committee 23 Nov 2017 20 Sep 2018 9 months 29 days
Parliamentary Record
Mr Griffin's speeches in Hansard
Mr Griffin's questions published in the Question & Answer Paper
Mr Griffin's Notices of Motion given in Parliament
About the Manly Electorate
Inner metropolitan, residential suburban. Located Sydney.

Principal suburbs: Balgowlah, Balgowlah Heights, Brookvale, Clontarf, Curl Curl, Dee Why, Fairlight, Freshwater, Manly, Manly Vale, Mosman, North Balgowlah, North Curl Curl, North Manly, Queenscliff, Seaforth.

Area: 31.68 sq km.

Population: 75,522. Enrolment: 55,786.

For more detailed information see - https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/Manly
Biography
Political Party Activity

2006 to present Member, Manly Branch of the Liberal Party 2006.

Community Activity

Chairman, Little Manly Community Forum 2002. Adjunct Lecturer, University of Notre Dame Business School (current). Advisory Board Member, University of Sydney Social Innovation Hub (current).

Local Government Activity

2015 to 2016 Deputy Mayor, Manly Council. 2012 to 2016 Councillor, Manly Council.

Military Service

Honours Received

NSW Young Business Person of the Year, NSW Business Chamber, 2015.

Personal

Qualifications, Occupations and Interests

Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Notre Dame, Australia.

2014 to 2017 Director, KPMG Australia. 2009 to 2014 Co-founder, SR7.

Additional Information

Inaugural Speech, 3 May 2017:

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.