Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Fairfield
In office 25 March 1995 – 4 March 2011
Preceded by
Geoff Irwin
Succeeded by
Guy Zangari
Personal details
Born
Joseph Guerino Tripodi
(1967-11-25) 25 November 1967 (age 56) Fairfield, New South Wales
Nationality
Australian
Political party
Labor Party (1983–2014)[1][2][3]
Spouse
Maria Tripodi
Alma mater
University of Sydney
Occupation
Economist and union organiser
Website
NSW Parliament profile
Joseph Guerino Tripodi (Italian:[ɡweˈriːnotriˈpɔːdi]; born 25 November 1967) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Fairfield for the Labor Party between 1995 and 2011. He was Minister for Finance, Infrastructure, Regulatory Reform, Ports and Waterways under former Premier Nathan Rees.[4] He was a controversial figure during his time in politics, known as a factional boss,[5] within the NSW Labor Right whose Terrigals sub-faction has twice dumped the sitting Labor Premier during 2007 and 2009. On 11 November 2010, he announced his decision to not contest the 2011 state election.[6]
Tripodi had his membership of the Labor Party terminated in June 2014 after the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) found that Tripodi acted in corrupt conduct by deliberately failing to disclose to his Cabinet colleagues his awareness of the Obeid family's financial interests in Circular Quay leases.[1][2][3] In 2016 ICAC made a second finding of corruption against Tripodi for leaking confidential Treasury information to benefit Nathan Tinkler's business interests, and recommended charges.[7] In 2017 ICAC made a third finding of corruption against Tripodi for using his ministerial position to try to award a government water contract to benefit the Obeid family.[8]
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^Silmalis, Linda (15 November 2009). "Rees axes Tripodi, Macdonald". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
^Nicholls, Sean (11 November 2010). "Tripodi was the dead wood that had to go". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
^Benson, Simon (11 November 2010). "Factional warlord Joe Tripodi falls on his sword". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
^Whitbourn, Michaela (30 August 2016). "ICAC's Operation Spicer report live: the findings revealed". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
^Hall, Louise; Gerathy, Sarah (3 August 2017). "Three former Labor ministers engaged in corrupt conduct, ICAC finds". ABC News. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
Joseph Guerino Tripodi (Italian: [ɡweˈriːno triˈpɔːdi]; born 25 November 1967) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales...
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that Obeid, together with right-wing Terrigals sub-factional colleague JoeTripodi, influenced the election and make-up of the Kristina Keneally ministry...
and Waterways was transferred to JoeTripodi. On 17 February 2006 the portfolio of Roads was transferred from JoeTripodi to Eric Roozendaal. Carl Scully...
Ministers. The following day, right-wing Labor powerbrokers Eddie Obeid and JoeTripodi told Iemma that he had lost the support of MPs and would not survive...
portfolios). The next day Rees sacked Finance Minister (and Labor powerbroker) JoeTripodi, Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald, and Parliamentary Secretaries...
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by Frank Sartor (as Minister for Energy and Utilities) Succeeded by JoeTripodi (as Minister for Energy) David Campbell (as Minister for Water Utilities)...
opposition attack ads focussed more on Iemma's least popular ministers, JoeTripodi, Michael Costa and Frank Sartor rather than the premier himself. Towards...
Minister for Ports and Waterways 2005–2006 Succeeded by JoeTripodi Preceded by JoeTripodi Minister for Roads 2006–2008 Succeeded by Michael Daley Vacant...
Waterways In office 17 November 2009 – 1 September 2010 Preceded by JoeTripodi Succeeded by Eric Roozendaal Minister for Mineral and Forest Resources...
dissolved Woodville Football Club (1868–1877), including its Captain J.R. (Joe) Osborn who would become Norwood's inaugural Captain. Norwood's first home...
Keneally Minister for Disability Services Minister for Small Business JoeTripodi Minister for Regulatory Reform Minister for Ports and Waterways Minister...
Rees the power to choose his own cabinet and he responded by sacking JoeTripodi and Ian Macdonald. 17 days later a Labor caucus revolt saw Kristina Keneally...
Retrieved 8 August 2014. "ICAC refers Chris Hartcher, Andrew Cornwell and JoeTripodi among others to NSW DPP for prosecution". Parris, Michael (27 October...
Minister for Mineral Resources 2009 Succeeded by Ian Macdonald Preceded by JoeTripodi Minister for Regulatory Reform 2009 Succeeded by John Hatzistergos Preceded by...
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excessive union influence and at the prominence of the NSW Finance Minister JoeTripodi in mini-budget discussions. In early 2009 she was appointed Secretary...
preselected unopposed for the seat of Fairfield to replace the former Member, JoeTripodi, who announced he would be quitting parliament at the 2011 NSW state...
bribe, Tinkler's Buildev company, her colleague and senior Labor MP JoeTripodi, and former Labor staffer Ann Wills, were involved in a pamphlet smear...
by Labor member JoeTripodi on 22 May that the retrospective approval would be denied by Beamer. Furthermore, he alleged that Tripodi had told him that...
Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 June 2020. "Mr Joseph Guerino Tripodi (1967 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved...
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