In office 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) – 28 March 2023
Leader
Dominic Perrottet
Preceded by
David Elliott (as Minister for Police and Emergency Services)
Succeeded by
Yasmin Catley (as Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism)
20th Deputy Leader of the National Party in New South Wales
In office 29 March 2019 – 5 October 2021[a]
Leader
John Barilaro
Preceded by
Niall Blair
Succeeded by
Bronnie Taylor
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads
In office 2 April 2019 – 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
Premier
Gladys Berejiklian Dominic Perrottet
Preceded by
Melinda Pavey
Succeeded by
Sam Farraway
Minister for Lands and Forestry
In office 30 January 2017 – 23 March 2019
Premier
Gladys Berejiklian
Preceded by
Steve Whan
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Minister for Racing
In office 30 January 2017 – 23 March 2019
Premier
Gladys Berejiklian
Preceded by
Troy Grant
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Minister for Local Government
In office 23 April 2014 – 30 January 2017
Premier
Mike Baird
Preceded by
Don Page
Succeeded by
Gabrielle Upton
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bathurst
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 March 2011
Preceded by
Gerard Martin
Former local government positions
Mayor of Bathurst
In office September 2007 – September 2012
Deputy
Ian North
Preceded by
Norm Mann
Succeeded by
Monica Morse
Deputy Mayor of Bathurst
In office March 2005 – September 2007
Mayor
Norm Mann
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Ian North
Member of the Evans Shire Council
In office September 1995 – May 2004
Personal details
Born
Paul Lawrence Toole
(1970-08-02) 2 August 1970 (age 53)[1] Peel, New South Wales, Australia[b]
Political party
National
Parent(s)
Trevor Toole Ellen Toole
Residence(s)
Kelso, New South Wales[3]
Alma mater
Mitchell College of Advanced Education (DipTeach)
Occupation
Teacher
Politician
Paul Lawrence Toole (born 2 August 1970) is an Australian politician. Toole was the Deputy Premier of New South Wales from 2021 to 2023, and the leader of the New South Wales Nationals from October 2021[4] to May 2023.[5]
Toole was the Minister for Regional New South Wales in the second Berejiklian and Perrottet ministries, from April 2019;[6][7][8] the New South Wales Minister for Police in the Perrottet ministry from December 2021,[9] and the New South Wales Shadow Minister for Police from March 2023.
He is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Bathurst for the Nationals since 26 March 2011.
Toole was previously the Deputy Leader of the NSW Nationals between 2019 and 2021;[10] was the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads between April 2019 and December 2021; the Minister for Lands and Forestry and the Minister for Racing in the First Berejiklian ministry from January 2017 until March 2019; and the Minister for Local Government in the Second Baird ministry from April 2014 until January 2017.
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^"Paul Toole wins NSW Nationals leadership vote, becomes new Deputy Premier". ABC News. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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^"Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^"Premier announces new Cabinet" (Press release). Premier of New South Wales. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^Han, Sophie (2 April 2019). "Berejiklian's new massive cabinet sworn in amid peals of laughter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^"Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
^Visentin, Lisa (29 March 2019). "NSW Nationals appoint Paul Toole as new deputy leader". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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