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The Hon. Gabrielle Cecelia UPTON, MBA, BA, LLB (1964 - )

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Date of Birth: 16/12/1964
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death:
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Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 26 Mar 2011 03 Mar 2023 11 years 11 months 6 days
Member for Vaucluse 26 Mar 2011 03 Mar 2023 11 years 11 months 6 days
Minister for Sport and Recreation 30 Aug 2013 17 Apr 2014 7 months 19 days
Minister for Family and Community Services 23 Apr 2014 02 Apr 2015 11 months 11 days
Attorney General 02 Apr 2015 23 Jan 2017 1 year 9 months 22 days
Minister for Heritage 30 Jan 2017 02 Apr 2019 2 years 2 months 4 days
Minister for Local Government 30 Jan 2017 02 Apr 2019 2 years 2 months 4 days
Minister for the Environment 30 Jan 2017 02 Apr 2019 2 years 2 months 4 days
Parliamentary Secretary for Tertiary Education and Skills 04 May 2011 30 Aug 2013 2 years 3 months 27 days
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier 24 Apr 2019 05 Oct 2021 2 years 5 months 12 days
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier 08 Oct 2021 21 Dec 2021 2 months 14 days
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier 22 Dec 2021 25 Mar 2023 1 year 3 months 4 days
Member, Joint Select Committee on Sentencing of Child Sexual Assault Offenders 21 Aug 2013 10 Sep 2013 21 days
Member, Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters 31 Mar 2022 31 Mar 2022 1 day
Member, Staysafe (Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety) 19 Jun 2019 07 Aug 2019 1 month 20 days
Chair, Joint Select Committee on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020 18 Jun 2020 31 Mar 2021 9 months 14 days
Political Party Activity
From 2001 President, Dover Heights Branch of the Liberal Party. From 2006 Vice President, Vaucluse State Electoral Conference of the Liberal Party. From 2005 Delegate, State Council of the Liberal Party. 2009 Deputy Chair, State Convention Committee of the Liberal Party.
Community Activity
Pro Chancellor, University of New South Wales 2010. Deputy Chancellor, University of New South Wales 2006 to 2009. Board Director, Neuroscience Research Australia 2007 to 2011. Deputy Chair, Duke of Edinburgh Awards 2005 to 2011.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Master of Business Administration (MBA), New York University, 1995. Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of New South Wales, 1988. Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of New South Wales, 1986. Company Directors Advanced Diploma, The Australian Institute of Company Directors, Sydney, 2006.

November 2000 to December 2010 Legal Counsel, The Australian Institute of Company Directors, Sydney. 2000 Consultant, Origin Energy, Sydney. 1998 to 1999 Assistant Vice President, Toronto Dominion Bank, New York. 1995 to 1998 Assistant Vice President, Deutsche Bank, New York. 1992 to 1993 Lawyer, Phillips Fox. 1988 to 1991 Lawyer, Freehills.

Interests include - reading, keeping fit and travelling.
Military Service
Honours Received
Fellow, The Australian Institute of Company Directors, 2008.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Married with 2 children.
Additional Information

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 of the Eora Nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.