Michael John Daley was born on 1 November 1965 and is an Australian politician and has been the Attorney-General of New South Wales since 28 March 2023.
15 Facts About Michael Daley
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Michael Daley was previously the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of New South Wales from November 2018 to March 2019.
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Michael Daley is the member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Maroubra for the Australian Labor Party since 2005.
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Michael Daley was educated at Marcellin College, Randwick, finishing in 1983.
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Michael Daley spent 13 years as a customs officer with the Australian Customs Service, during which time he studied law at night.
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Michael Daley had two children from a previous marriage whom Daley counts as his own.
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Michael Daley was elected as a councillor to Randwick City Council in 1995 and was deputy mayor from 2000 to 2004.
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Michael Daley was elected to represent Maroubra for the Australian Labor Party in 17 Sep 2005, replacing previous Labor member Bob Carr who announced his retirement from politics.
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Michael Daley served on the backbench until the elevation of Nathan Rees as Premier of New South Wales in September 2008 when Michael Daley became the Minister for Roads on 8 September 2008.
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Michael Daley held this portfolio until a cabinet reshuffle on 14 September 2009 where he was appointed Minister for Police and Minister for Finance, the portfolios he held until 4 December 2009.
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Michael Daley was believed to be a potential candidate for the Labor leadership he did not contest it.
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Michael Daley served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 7 March 2016 before being elected as the Leader of the Opposition on 10 November 2018.
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On 10 November 2018, Michael Daley won the leadership election against Chris Minns 33 votes to 12, and was elected as the Leader of the Labor Party in New South Wales and became the 38th NSW Leader of the Opposition.
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On 19 March 2019, a few days before the state election, a video from September 2018 surfaced in which Michael Daley made comments about Asian immigration in Sydney.
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On 30 May 2021, following the resignation of McKay as party leader, Michael Daley announced he would run again for party leadership.