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The Hon. Damien Francis TUDEHOPE, BA LLB MLC

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Member of the Legislative Council
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council
Shadow Treasurer, and Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations
Member of the Liberal Party
Term of service expires 58th Parliament (05 Mar 2027)
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Member of the Legislative Council
A The Hon. Damien Tudehope, MLC
Parliament House
Macquarie Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
P (02) 9230 3679
E [email protected]

Parliamentary Activity
Current Positions
Position Start Notes
Substitute Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice 12 May 2025 Proposed changes to liability and entitlements for psychological injury in New South Wales
Member, Select Committee on the Proposal to Develop Rosehill Racecourse 21 May 2024
Substitute Member, Privileges Committee 02 Apr 2024 Provisions of the Parliamentary Evidence Act 1901
Member, Procedure Committee 24 May 2023
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance 16 May 2023
Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations 09 May 2023
Shadow Treasurer 09 May 2023
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council 21 Apr 2023
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 23 Mar 2019
Prior Positions
Position Start End Period Notes
Substitute Member, Public Accountability and Works Committee 05 Jun 2025 03 Nov 2025 4 months 30 days Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and the provisions of the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2025
Substitute Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues 19 Dec 2023 11 Oct 2024 9 months 23 days Procurement practices of government agencies in New South Wales and its impact on the social development of the people of New South Wales
Substitute Member, Public Accountability and Works Committee 03 Oct 2023 27 Nov 2023 1 month 25 days Parliamentary Evidence Amendment (Ministerial Accountability) Bill 2023
Substitute Member, Standing Committee on State Development 27 Jun 2023 18 Aug 2023 1 month 23 days Debt Retirement Fund
Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council 21 Dec 2021 21 Feb 2023 1 year 2 months 1 day
Vice-President of the Executive Council 21 Dec 2021 23 Feb 2023 1 year 2 months 3 days
Minister for Employee Relations 21 Dec 2021 23 Feb 2023 1 year 2 months 3 days
Minister for Finance 21 Dec 2021 23 Feb 2023 1 year 2 months 3 days
Member, Procedure Committee 20 May 2021 03 Mar 2023 1 year 9 months 12 days
Member, Procedure Committee 15 Apr 2020 06 Jul 2020 2 months 22 days
Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council 15 Apr 2020 03 Jul 2020 2 months 19 days
Vice-President of the Executive Council 15 Apr 2020 03 Jul 2020 2 months 19 days
Minister for Finance and Small Business 02 Apr 2019 21 Dec 2021 2 years 8 months 20 days
Member, Standing Committee on Parliamentary Privilege and Ethics 29 Mar 2017 22 Feb 2019 1 year 10 months 25 days
Chair, Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption 03 Jun 2015 22 Feb 2019 3 years 8 months 20 days
Deputy Chair, Committee on Children and Young People 03 Jun 2015 22 Feb 2019 3 years 8 months 20 days
Member, Committee on Children and Young People 28 May 2015 03 Jun 2015 7 days Elected Deputy Chair of the committee on 3 June 2015 (see separate entry).
Member, Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption 28 May 2015 03 Jun 2015 7 days Elected Chair of the Committee on 3 June 2015 (see separate entry).
Member, Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety 28 May 2015 22 Feb 2019 3 years 8 months 26 days
Member for Epping 28 Mar 2015 01 Mar 2019 3 years 11 months 2 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 28 Mar 2015 01 Mar 2019 3 years 11 months 2 days
Parliamentary Record
Mr Tudehope's speeches in Hansard
Mr Tudehope's questions published in the Question & Answer Paper
Mr Tudehope's Notices of Motion given in Parliament
About the Electorate

Biography
Political Party Activity

Member, Pennant Hills Branch of the Liberal Party of Australia.

On 2 April 2019, Damien was sworn in as a Member of the Legislative Council and the Minister for Finance and Small Business in the Berejiklian-Barilaro Government.

Community Activity

Spokesperson, Australian Family Association.

Local Government Activity

Military Service

Honours Received

Personal

Damien grew up in Moss Vale in the Southern Highlands. He is father to nine children, and a loving husband to his wife, Di.

Qualifications, Occupations and Interests

Damien graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (BA/LLB), in 1978.

Prior to being elected to the NSW Parliament Damien was a partner in the law firm O’Hara and Company, Solicitors. He worked for that firm for thirty years. In 2011, Damien became the Chief of Staff to the then-Attorney General of New South Wales, The Hon. Greg Smith SC. who was also the member for Epping. Following Greg's retirement, Damien ran and successfully won the seat of Epping in 2015 with a primary vote of 54.3%, the second-highest primary vote in the history of the seat.

Damien is passionate about tennis and cricket he is also an avid supporter of the Sydney Swans and in the last term of Government was the Chair of the Parliamentary friends of the Sydney Swans.

Additional Information

Video for first speech in the Legislative Council

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.