21 Facts About Alex Greenwich

Alex Greenwich is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the seat of Sydney since the 2012 Sydney by-election.

Alex Greenwich ran as an independent and was backed by his predecessor, independent Clover Moore.

Alex Greenwich was the co-chair of Australian Marriage Equality and one of the key leaders of the successful "Yes" campaign for the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey in 2017 and abortion legalisation within New South Wales in 2019.

Alex Greenwich is a proponent of LGBTQ rights by helping to pass laws that respond to issues within the LGBTQ community.

At the age of seven, Alex Greenwich moved with his family to Sydney.

From 1 December 1998 to 1 December 2012, Alex Greenwich was the Managing Director of his own recruiting agency, Winning Attitudes Recruitment.

Alex Greenwich is a direct descendant of the House of Dadiani, one of the oldest royal houses in Eastern Europe.

Alex Greenwich is an openly gay male MP in the NSW Legislative Assembly.

In May 2012, Alex Greenwich married his German Australian long-term partner, Victor Hoeld, in Argentina, where same-sex marriage was already legal.

Shortly before this was publicised, Alex Greenwich had renounced his New Zealand citizenship.

In 2023, Alex Greenwich was one of those honoured as part of the 'Pride 2023' campaign.

For WorldPride, Alex Greenwich swapped his signature casual suit and shirt for a tuxedo with green tulle in a display that was hosted in the QVB.

Alex Greenwich has made a formal complaint to police against Latham, for using a carriage service to harass and offend, and has lodged a complaint of homosexual vilification to the anti-discrimination board.

Alex Greenwich rejected Latham's defenses, a statutory defense of honest opinion and a common law defense of qualified privilege, right of reply to attack.

Alex Greenwich claimed that the tweet conveyed that Alex Greenwich was not a fit and proper person to be a member of the New South Wales Parliament, however the judge found that allegation not proven.

In July 2012, Alex Greenwich aligned himself with prominent independent Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore and announced his candidacy on Moore's ticket for the Sydney City Council elections scheduled for the NSW local government elections in September 2012.

Alex Greenwich subsequently contested the 2012 Sydney by-election as an independent with the endorsement of Moore, comfortably defeating Shayne Mallard of the Liberal Party with a 47.3 percent primary and 63.7 percent two-candidate preferred vote.

Alex Greenwich has denied claims that he is a single-issue politician, having gone to the by-election on a platform involving a range of policy areas, including small business, the re-establishment of an inner-city public high school, and social welfare and public housing, among others.

Alex Greenwich introduced the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 into the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on 1 August 2019, in a bid to decriminalise abortion in New South Wales, allow abortions for up to 22 weeks, and permit an abortion after 22 weeks if two medical practitioners agree.

In October 2021, Alex Greenwich introduced the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021.

Alex Greenwich supported and introduced the Equality Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 which was passed by members of New South Wales's Parliament on 17 October 2024.