Opposition Whip in the New South Wales Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 April 2023
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 March 2022
Preceded by
Don Harwin
Personal details
Born
April 1989 (age 35)[1] Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Political party
Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater
University of Sydney
Christopher Dennis Rath is an Australian politician who currently serves as the Opposition Whip in the New South Wales Legislative Council.
He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 24 March 2022 to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Don Harwin.[2] He was successful in contesting a further eight-year term in the 2023 New South Wales state election, then also being elected as the Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council on 21 April 2023.[3] Rath is a member of the Liberal Party.[4]
He is one of the two openly LGBTI Liberal Party members of the NSW Parliament, as of 2023[update].[5] In his role as a Member of the Legislative Council, he has advocated for free market principles, liberal industrial relations reform and structural changes to taxation.[6]
^Hutchinson, Samantha; Brook, Stephen (23 March 2022). "Seeing red over Labor's Mean Girls and Charlie's Angels". The Sydney Morning Herald.
^"The Hon. (Chris) Christopher RATH, BEc, MMgt MLC". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
^"Mark Speakman elected leader of the NSW Liberals, promising renewal". Australian Financial Review. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
^"Legislative Council Results - NSW Election 2023". abc.net.au. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
^"Legislative Council Hansard – 10 May 2022 – Proof - Inaugural Speeches". 10 May 2022.
^"Mr Rath's speeches in Hansard". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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