Penny Sharpe information

The Honourable
Penny Sharpe
MLC
The Honourable Penny Sharpe MLC
	Penny Sharpe in October 2023
Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 March 2023
Premier	Chris Minns
Deputy	John Graham
Preceded by	Damien Tudehope
Minister for the Environment; Minister for Heritage
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 March 2023
Premier	Chris Minns
Preceded by	James Griffin
Minister for Energy and Climate Change
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 March 2023
Premier	Chris Minns
Preceded by	Matt Kean; (as Minister for Energy)
Deputy	In office; 8 June 2021 – 28 March 2023
Opposition roles
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council
	In office; 8 June 2021 – 28 March 2023
Deputy	John Graham
Preceded by	Adam Searle
Succeeded by	Damien Tudehope
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council
	In office; 2 July 2019 – 14 May 2021
Leader	Jodi McKay
Preceded by	Walt Secord
Succeeded by	John Graham
Leader of the Opposition ; in New South Wales
	Acting
	In office; 25 March 2019 – 29 June 2019
Premier	Gladys Berejiklian
Preceded by	Michael Daley
Succeeded by	Jodi McKay
Deputy Leader of the Opposition; in New South Wales
	In office; 10 November 2018 – 29 June 2019
Leader	Michael Daley
Preceded by	Michael Daley
Succeeded by	Yasmin Catley
Preceded by	Acting
Party positions
Leader of the Australian Labor Party; (NSW Branch)
	Acting
	In office; 25 March 2019 – 29 June 2019
Preceded by	Michael Daley
Succeeded by	Jodi McKay
Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party; (NSW Branch)
	In office; 10 November 2018 – 25 March 2019
Leader	Michael Daley
Preceded by	Michael Daley
Succeeded by	Yasmin Catley
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 May 2015
	In office; 11 October 2005 – 5 March 2015
Preceded by	Carmel Tebbutt
Councillor of Marrickville Council; for West Ward
	In office; 23 March 2004 – 13 September 2008
Personal details
Born	22 October 1970 (age 53); Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Jo Tilly
Children	3
Alma mater	University of New South Wales
Website	www.pennysharpe.com

Penelope Gail Sharpe (born 22 October 1970) is an Australian politician. She has served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2005, representing the Labor Party. Since March 2023, Sharpe is the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council and the Vice-President of the Executive Council since Labor's election victory in March 2023, having previously served as leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council between 2021 and 2023.

In the Labor Party leadership contest in November 2018, Sharpe was elected Deputy Leader under Michael Daley. After Daley's resignation in the aftermath of the March 2019 state election, Sharpe became interim Leader, serving until the June leadership election, which she did not contest. She was succeeded as leader by Jodi McKay and as deputy leader by Yasmin Catley.^[1]^[2]

Sharpe was briefly absent from the Legislative Council in 2015 when she resigned to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Newtown at the 2015 state election. Newtown was a new seat partially replacing Carmel Tebbutt's abolished seat of Marrickville, which had been left open by Tebbutt's retirement. Sharpe was defeated in Newtown by Greens candidate Jenny Leong, and was subsequently re-appointed to the Legislative Council to fill her own vacancy.

Sharpe, a mother of three, was the first open lesbian to serve in the New South Wales parliament.^[3] Sharpe is aligned with the Labor Left faction.^[4]

^ "NSW Labor leader Michael Daley steps down". ABC. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
^ Visentin, Lisa (2 July 2019). "Jodi McKay ally Yasmin Catley set to become NSW Labor deputy leader". The Examiner. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
^ Pollard, Ruth (15 October 2005). "Out in the house". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
^ Nicholls, Sean (31 March 2015). "NSW Labor leader Luke Foley encourages Penny Sharpe to reclaim her upper house seat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

[1] "NSW Labor leader Michael Daley steps down". ABC. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

[Catley_becomes_Deputy-2] Visentin, Lisa (2 July 2019). "Jodi McKay ally Yasmin Catley set to become NSW Labor deputy leader". The Examiner. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

[smh-3] Pollard, Ruth (15 October 2005). "Out in the house". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

[4] Nicholls, Sean (31 March 2015). "NSW Labor leader Luke Foley encourages Penny Sharpe to reclaim her upper house seat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

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