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| Chair of the Climate Change Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assuming office 1 August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed by | Anthony Albanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeding | Grant King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Hornsby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 26 March 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Judy Hopwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 September 1981 Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Pennant Hills | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Technology Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | https://mattkean.com.au/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew John Kean (born 16 September 1981) is an Australian politician who will be the Chair of the Climate Change Authority commencing August 1.[1][2] Prior to this, he was the Treasurer of New South Wales in the second Perrottet ministry of New South Wales between October 2021 and March 2023. He was also the Minister for Energy between April 2019 and March 2023[3] and was also the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from August 2022 until March 2023. He has been Shadow Minister for Health since 2023 and has represented Hornsby for the party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2011.[4]
Kean previously served as the Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation from January 2017 until March 2019 in the first Berejiklian ministry[5] and as the Minister for Environment from April 2019 until December 2021 in the second Berejiklian ministry.
- ^ Crowley, Tom (24 June 2024). "Labor appoints Liberal Matt Kean to top climate role". ABC News. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Mr (Matt) Matthew John Kean, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Vukovic, Dom; Gerathy, Sarah; McDonald, Philippa (29 January 2017). "NSW Cabinet reshuffle: Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces big changes to front bench". Australia: ABC News. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
With Hornsby Liberal MP Matt Kean and former Upper House president Don Harwin rewarded with frontbench positions, the Labor opposition has accused the Premier of using the reshuffle to promote her allies and reward Liberal powerbrokers.
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