Liesl Tesch

Liesl Tesch AM MP
Tesch celebrates at the 2012 London Paralympics with her gold medal
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Gosford
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 April 2017
Preceded by	Kathy Smith
Parliamentary Secretary for Disability Inclusion, Families and Communities
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 April 2023[1]
Minister	Kate Washington
Premier	Chris Minns
Preceded by	Melinda Pavey (as Parliamentary Secretary for Stronger Communities and Families, and the North Coast)
Personal details
Born	Liesl Dorothy Tesch (1969-05-17) 17 May 1969 (age 55) Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor
Occupation	Politician, Paralympian
Sports career
Medal record Wheelchair basketball Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney Women's wheelchair basketball 2004 Athens Women's wheelchair basketball 2008 Beijing Women's wheelchair basketball Sailing Paralympic Games 2012 London Mixed Two Person Sailing SKUD18 2016 Rio Mixed Two Person Sailing SKUD18 IFDS World Championships 2014 Weymouth Mixed Two Person Sailing SKUD18 2014 Halifax Mixed Two Person Sailing SKUD18 2015 Melbourne Mixed Two Person Sailing SKUD18 2016 Medemblik Mixed Two Person Sailing SKUD18

Liesl Dorothy Tesch AM (born 17 May 1969) is an Australian wheelchair basketball player, sailor, and politician. She is a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Gosford since the 2017 Gosford state by-election.

Tesch became an incomplete paraplegic after a mountain bike accident at the age of 19. She competed in her national wheelchair basketball team at five paralympics, winning three medals, and was the first woman to play the sport professionally. She took up sailing in 2010, winning gold medals at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Paralympics with partner Daniel Fitzgibbon.