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Christopher John Minns is currently serving as the 47th Premier of New South Wales, a position he assumed on March 28, 2023. As a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), Minns represents the electoral district of Kogarah in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
With years of experience in politics, he has held various roles within the ALP, demonstrating his commitment to public service. Throughout his career, Minns has shown a particular focus on education, health, and community development, aiming to improve the lives of his constituents.
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He has also been an active advocate for better infrastructure and services in his district. Beyond his professional life, Minns’ family and upbringing hold an important place in understanding his values and motivations.
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He is married to Anna. Despite the couple having kept their children’ details private, they have shared how they two met and began their married life. Chris is a proud father of three sons- Joe, Nick, and George Minns.
Joining the Labor Party marked the beginning of Chris Minns’ political journey and introduced him to his wife. They were introduced by Labor MP Tony Burke back in 1999 when Anna volunteered for the party. Minns fondly recalls the moment he first saw Anna at Beverly Hills Pizza Hut, declaring that he knew she was the one.
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Anna, in turn, described her future husband as “very cute” and “confident” when they met. She has a successful career of her own, working as a criminal prosecutor for the Department of Public Prosecutions and bringing the recycling company TerraCycle from America to Australia and New Zealand.
Furthermore, Anna is also the CEO and co-founder of Boomerang Labs, a company that supports entrepreneurs in commercializing businesses. After Chris’s return from Princeton, Anna pursued her business opportunities, and Minns cared for their sons before deciding to run for parliament.
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Chris Minns Family And Career
Chris Minns, hailing from the St George region of Sydney, specifically Penshurst, has had an impressive and diverse career. He began his journey by studying at Marist College Kogarah and later obtained a bachelor’s degree from the University of New England. Seeking further education, he pursued a Master’s in Public Policy at Princeton University in the United States.
Throughout his professional life, Minns has been actively involved in various sectors, including working for a youth mental health charity and serving as a firefighter. He has also held significant positions such as assistant secretary of the NSW Labor Party and advisor to the NSW government. Minns joined the Australian Labor Party at 18 and was elected as a member for Kogarah in 2015. Known for his affiliation with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, he is associated with Labor’s Right faction. Minns’ political career took off when he became a Penshurst Ward councillor of the Hurstville City Council in 2004, eventually serving as deputy mayor from 2007 to 2008.
In the 2023 New South Wales state election, he successfully led the Labor Party to victory, ending their decade-long absence from power at the state level. However, controversy followed when the Health Services Union accused the Minns government of being slow to remove the 3 per cent limit on pay rises. In a recent turn of events, Minns has taken action against one of his cabinet ministers, Tim Crakanthorp, referring him to the corruption watchdog and requesting his resignation.
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