1. Christopher John Minns was born on 17 September 1979 and is an Australian politician serving as the 47th and current premier of New South Wales since March 2023.
23 Facts About Chris Minns
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Chris Minns has been the leader of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party since 2021 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the district of Kogarah since 2015.
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Chris Minns was previously the deputy mayor of Hurstville from 2007 to 2008.
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Chris Minns led the party to victory at the 2023 state election.
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Chris Minns was raised in the St George region of Sydney in the suburb of Penshurst.
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Chris Minns holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New England in Armidale and attended Princeton University in the United States where he was awarded a Masters in Public Policy.
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Chris Minns is married and has three sons with his wife Anna.
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Chris Minns has previously worked in the charity sector for a youth mental health charity, as a firefighter, as an advisor in the NSW government and as the assistant secretary of the NSW Labor Party.
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Chris Minns joined the Australian Labor Party in 1998 when he was 18 years old and was elected as the member for Kogarah in 2015.
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Chris Minns is a supporter of NRL club the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
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Chris Minns worked on the staff of Carl Scully and John Robertson.
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In March 2016 a reshuffle of the shadow ministry following the resignation of Linda Burney resulted in Chris Minns being appointed Shadow Minister for Water, replacing Mick Veitch.
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On 10 November 2018 Chris Minns lost the leadership spill to Michael Daley, 33 votes to 12.
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Chris Minns was appointed to the portfolios of transport and corrections in the shadow cabinet.
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On 31 May 2021, after McKay resigned as party leader, Chris Minns announced he would run for party leadership.
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On 4 June 2021, Michael Daley pulled out of the leadership contest, allowing Chris Minns to be elected to the position of leader unopposed.
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In 2024, Chris Minns supported the federal labor government Age verification system for social media use.
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Chris Minns is a member of Labor Right, and was assistant secretary of the NSW Labor Party.
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In 2003 Chris Minns attended the Australia Israel Jewish Affairs Council inaugural Rambam trip to Israel, at the time adviser to NSW Minister for Roads and Housing Carl Scully.
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In 2019, Chris Minns argued in favour for the legalisation of cannabis during a party meeting but has since walked back this position since becoming premier.
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Additionally, Chris Minns called for a reduction in union influence in the Labor Party in favour of "increasing representation of ordinary members of our party who have more diverse voices", stating that while trade unions were integral to the success and heritage of the Labor Party, the party needs to represent those who are not in a trade union, and that will mean taking steps to reduce union control on Labor's conference floor.
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Bob Nanva, national secretary of the Rail, Tram and Bus Union, while acknowledging that Chris Minns had been "an extraordinarily effective Assistant General Secretary of the ALP", rebuked him for being "seriously mistaken" on his views about unions.
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Additionally, both Mark Buttigieg and NSW Labor Party secretary Jamie Clements disagreed with Chris Minns' contention regarding unions.