25 Facts About Victor Dominello

The by-election saw Victor Dominello receive a two-party swing of 23.1 points.

Victor Dominello increased his margin at the 2011 election; however, the margin was reduced to 11.5 points at the 2015 state election.

Victor Dominello has been credited with helping NSW to become a global leader in digital government services and constantly outranked the other Governments in Australia and New Zealand to lead the Intermedium Digital Government Readiness Index for six years running.

Victor Dominello was born at Ryde Hospital and was educated at Holy Spirit School and Marist College.

Victor Dominello went on to study law at Macquarie University.

In one of his first cases, Victor Dominello represented applicants in the Maralinga cases, who sought compensation following the findings made by the Royal Commission into British nuclear tests in Australia.

Victor Dominello successfully obtained an order that the limitation period be significantly extended to enable the applicants' claims to be maintained.

In 1994, Victor Dominello commenced employment with Etheringtons Solicitors of North Sydney, and in 2000 became a partner.

Victor Dominello joined the Liberal Party in the early 1990s, and in 1995 Dominello was elected as a councillor for the City of Ryde.

Victor Dominello served two terms, but did not nominate for the 2004 local government elections, citing his desire to concentrate on his legal career, and subsequently let his Liberal membership lapse.

On paper, Ryde was a safe Labor seat; Victor Dominello needed a 10-percent swing to win it.

Victor Dominello went into the contest as the overwhelming favourite to win.

Victor Dominello duly defeated Labor candidate Nicole Campbell in a landslide, receiving a swing of more than 25 points on the day of the by-election.

Victor Dominello was sworn as a member of the Legislative Assembly in on 25 October 2008.

Victor Dominello has spoken in Parliament about a number of local issues including the future of Ryde Hospital, the Homebush V8 Supercar race and the increase to the Parking Space Levy.

Victor Dominello won the seat in his own right at the 2011 state election, picking up a healthy swing of 12.7 points and increasing his vote to 75 percent, making Ryde the 10th-safest Liberal seat.

In 2017 Victor Dominello was appointed as the Minister for Finance, Services and Property in the first Berejiklian ministry.

Victor Dominello was additionally appointed Minister for Digital on 31 March 2021.

Victor Dominello is a co-founder of ServiceGen whose motto is "Government Services Profoundly Reimagined".

In November 2023, Victor Dominello was appointed by the Federal Minister for Government Services, Bill Shorten, to lead a new advisory group designing the future of Mygov.

Victor Dominello was appointed to the Tech Council of Australia Board in 2023.

In December 2013, Victor Dominello was featured at the Sydney Morning Herald championing multiculturalism and discussed how he is proud of his Italian heritage.

Victor Dominello mentioned being proud to be from a migrant family and said "I am a product of Ryde" earlier in his career.

In September 2018, Victor Dominello broke an arm while arm-wrestling NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman in an office.

On 18 August 2021, while fronting the media in a press conference, Victor Dominello's face was seen to be drooping and he was blinking slowly with his left eye.