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The Hon. Christopher Rath

The Hon. (Chris) Christopher RATH, BEc, MMgt MLC

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Member of the Legislative Council
Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Shadow Minister for Housing, Shadow Minister for Cities, Shadow Minister for the Arts, and Shadow Minister for the Illawarra and South Coast
Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council
Member of the Liberal Party
Term of service expires 59th Parliament (07 Mar 2031)
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Member of the Legislative Council
A The Hon. Chris Rath, MLC
Parliament House
Macquarie Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
P (02) 9230 2534
E [email protected]

Parliamentary Activity
Current Positions
Position Start Notes
Substitute Member, Public Accountability and Works Committee 06 Feb 2026 Integrity, efficacy, and value for money of the Local Small Commitments Allocation process
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 7 - Planning and Environment 05 Feb 2026
Shadow Minister for Cities 06 Jan 2026
Shadow Minister for Housing 06 Jan 2026
Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces 06 Jan 2026
Shadow Minister for the Arts 06 Jan 2026
Shadow Minister for the Illawarra and South Coast 22 Oct 2025
Substitute Member, Public Accountability and Works Committee 12 Aug 2025 Matters of impropriety relating to Bayside Council
Member, Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters 12 Sep 2023
Member, Procedure Committee 24 May 2023
Deputy Chair, Selection of Bills Committee 23 May 2023
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance 16 May 2023
Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council 21 Apr 2023
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 24 Mar 2022 Elected for the balance of the term of the Hon. Don Harwin
Prior Positions
Position Start End Period Notes
Substitute Member, Public Accountability and Works Committee 25 Sep 2025 05 Feb 2026 4 months 12 days The NSW Electoral Commission administration of electoral donation reporting in the Electoral District of Kogarah in 2014-2016
Shadow Minister for Local Government 11 Aug 2025 06 Jan 2026 4 months 27 days
Substitute Member, Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Justice and Communities 19 Feb 2025 05 Feb 2026 11 months 18 days Antisemitism in New South Wales
Substitute Member, Public Accountability and Works Committee 25 Nov 2024 05 Feb 2026 1 year 2 months 12 days Integrity, efficacy, and value for money of the Local Small Commitments Allocation process
Shadow Special Minister of State 28 Jul 2024 06 Jan 2026 1 year 5 months 10 days
Deputy Chair, Standing Committee on Law and Justice 23 May 2023 05 Feb 2026 2 years 8 months 14 days
Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice 16 May 2023 05 Feb 2026 2 years 8 months 21 days
Member, Regulation Committee 21 Feb 2023 03 Mar 2023 11 days
Member, Standing Committee on State Development 21 Feb 2023 03 Mar 2023 11 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 7 - Planning and Environment 01 Feb 2023 03 Mar 2023 1 month 3 days
Substitute Member, Privileges Committee 17 Aug 2022 03 Mar 2023 6 months 15 days Special Report from the Public Accountability Committee concerning an unauthorised disclosure of in camera evidence
Member, Select Committee on Barangaroo sight lines 12 Aug 2022 17 Feb 2023 6 months 6 days
Temporary Chair of Committees 09 Aug 2022 27 Feb 2023 6 months 19 days
Member, Committee on Children and Young People 30 Mar 2022 03 Mar 2023 11 months 3 days
Member, Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption 30 Mar 2022 03 Mar 2023 11 months 3 days
Member, Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters 30 Mar 2022 03 Mar 2023 11 months 3 days
Chair, Standing Committee on Law and Justice 29 Mar 2022 03 Mar 2023 11 months 3 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 1 - Premier and Finance 29 Mar 2022 03 Mar 2023 11 months 3 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health 29 Mar 2022 16 Aug 2022 4 months 19 days
Member, Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Transport 29 Mar 2022 03 Mar 2023 11 months 3 days
Member, Select Committee on the Government's management of the Powerhouse Museum and other museums and cultural projects in New South Wales 29 Mar 2022 30 Sep 2022 6 months 2 days
Member, Standing Committee on Law and Justice 29 Mar 2022 03 Mar 2023 11 months 3 days
Member, Standing Committee on Social Issues 29 Mar 2022 03 Mar 2023 11 months 3 days
Parliamentary Record
Mr Rath's speeches in Hansard
Mr Rath's questions published in the Question & Answer Paper
Mr Rath's Notices of Motion given in Parliament
About the Electorate

Biography
Political Party Activity

Joined the NSW Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in 2006. Urban Vice-President from 2019 to 2022 under the leadership of Party President Hon Philip Ruddock AO. Member of the NSW State Executive 2015 to 2022. State Council Delegate since 2008. Local Government Oversight Committee 2016 to 2019. Campaign Manager for the Miranda electorate in 2015. President of Throsby Young Liberals 2007 to 2018. NSW Young Liberal Executive 2011-12. Federal Young Liberal Executive 2012. Life Member of the NSW Young Liberals.

Community Activity

Board Member of Commonwealth Day Council. Board Member of Australia Youth Trust. Parishioner at Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney. 

Local Government Activity

Military Service

Honours Received

Personal

Qualifications, Occupations and Interests

Bachelor of Economics (BEc), University of Sydney. Master of Management (MMgt), University of Sydney.

2015 to 2022 Government Relations Manager, Insurance Australia Group (IAG).  

Mr Rath has a chapter published in a book relating to Australian political thought- The Forgotten People: Updated, Liberal Essays on Modern Australia, edited by Paul Ritchie 2018.   

Interests include- marathon running, sailing, skiing, opera, history, free-market economics, and of course politics. 

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