Chris Minns

The Honourable Chris Minns MP
Minns in 2022.
47th Premier of New South Wales Elections: 2023
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 March 2023
Monarch	Charles III
Governor	Margaret Beazley
Deputy	Prue Car
Preceded by	Dominic Perrottet
Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales
In office 4 June 2021 – 28 March 2023
Premier	Gladys Berejiklian Dominic Perrottet
Deputy	Prue Car
Preceded by	Jodi McKay
Succeeded by	Mark Speakman
Leader of the New South Wales Labor Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2021
Deputy	Prue Car
Preceded by	Jodi McKay
Shadow ministry (2016–2021) Shadow Minister for Corrections In office 3 July 2019 – 26 May 2021 Leader Jodi McKay Preceded by Guy Zangari Succeeded by Tara Moriarty Shadow Minister for Transport In office 3 July 2019 – 26 May 2021 Leader Jodi McKay Preceded by Jodi McKay Succeeded by Jo Haylen Shadow Minister for Water In office 10 March 2016 – 3 July 2019 Leader Luke Foley Michael Daley Penny Sharpe (interim) Preceded by Mick Veitch Succeeded by Clayton Barr
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Kogarah
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 March 2015
Preceded by	Cherie Burton
Local Government Deputy Mayor of Hurstville In office 12 September 2007 – 13 September 2008 Mayor Vince Badalati Preceded by Sandy Grekas Succeeded by Philip Sansom Councillor of the Hurstville City Council In office 24 March 2004 – 13 September 2008 Ward Penshurst
Personal details
Born	Christopher John Minns (1979-09-17) 17 September 1979 (age 44) St George, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Anna Minns ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	3
Residences	Sans Souci, New South Wales (until 2021)[1][2] Kogarah, New South Wales (since 2021)[3]
Education	Marist College Kogarah[1]
Alma mater	University of New England Princeton University
Website	www.chrisminns.com.au

Christopher John Minns (born 17 September 1979) is an Australian politician serving as the 47th and current premier of New South Wales since March 2023. He has been the leader of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2021 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the district of Kogarah since 2015. He was previously the deputy mayor of Hurstville from 2007 to 2008.^[4]

Minns was first elected at the 2015 New South Wales state election, and was elected unopposed as leader of the Labor Party in the leadership election of June 2021, following the resignation of Jodi McKay. He led the party to victory at the 2023 state election.