17 Facts About Brad Hazzard

Bradley Ronald "Brad" Hazzard was born on 30 August 1951 and is a retired Australian politician who served as the member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly district of Wakehurst between May 1991 and March 2023.

Brad Hazzard was educated at Manly Boys' High School, Macquarie University where he gained a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education, the University of New South Wales where he graduated Bachelor of Laws, and the University of Sydney where he graduated Master of Laws.

Brad Hazzard was then employed as a science teacher before being admitted as a solicitor in 1977.

Brad Hazzard was a partner in a Manly law firm from 1981 to 1996.

In 1983, Brad Hazzard joined the Liberal Party and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming regional president and a member of the state executive from 1985 to 1986.

Brad Hazzard was pre-selected as Liberal Party candidate for Wakehurst in April 1991, ahead of the sitting Liberal Party member John Booth.

Brad Hazzard was elected to NSW Legislative Assembly in 1991 and sat in the backbench during the Greiner and Fahey governments.

Brad Hazzard played a role in the "Metherell affair", involving the neighbouring Member for Davidson, Terry Metherell, who upon his resignation from the Liberal Party had expressed to Brad Hazzard his interest in one of the Directorships at the new Environmental Protection Authority.

Brad Hazzard discussed this with Premier Greiner and the Minister for the Environment, Tim Moore, at Greiner's residence in February 1992.

Greiner and Brad Hazzard then discussed the matter with Metherell while in Parliament ten days later.

Under Opposition Leader Peter Collins, Brad Hazzard was Shadow Minister for Corrective and Emergency Services, Environment, Aboriginal Affairs, and Sport and Recreation.

Brad Hazzard was appointed Shadow Minister for Planning and Shadow Minister for Infrastructure.

Between 2007 and 2011 Brad Hazzard criticised the State Labor Government's move to take planning powers away from Local government and handing them to government-appointed planning panels and their attitudes towards development of heritage areas.

Brad Hazzard served as Leader of the Legislative Assembly from April 2011 to April 2014.

The Berejiklian ministry was formed with Brad Hazzard sworn in as the Minister for Health and the Minister for Medical Research with effect from 30 January 2017.

In December 2021, Brad Hazzard was sworn in as the Minister for Health, with the responsibilities of the Office of Medical Research transferred to the Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, Alister Henskens.

On 25 October 2022, Brad Hazzard announced his retirement from politics ahead of the 2023 state election.