Courtney Houssos | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Finance | |
| Assumed office 5 April 2023 | |
| Premier | Chris Minns |
| Preceded by | Dominic Perrottet |
| Minister for Natural Resources | |
| Assumed office 5 April 2023 | |
| Premier | Chris Minns |
| Preceded by | Kevin Anderson (as Minister for Lands and Water) |
| Minister for Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement | |
| Assumed office 28 September 2023 | |
| Premier | Chris Minns |
| Preceded by | new portfolio |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 28 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Amanda Fazio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Courtney Roche 1981 or 1982 (age 41–42)[1] Forster, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse | George Houssos |
| Children | One daughter and one son |
| Residence | Earlwood[2] |
| Education | Forster High School |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
Courtney Houssos is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since the 2015 state election.[3] She is currently Minister for Finance, Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement and Natural Resources in the Minns government.
Houssos was born Courtney Roche in Forster, New South Wales. She was educated at Forster High School. She later studied for a Bachelor of Arts in international relations at the University of New South Wales, where she met her future husband, George Houssos. At university, she entered student politics as a member of the student representative council protesting against university fee reform, and continued in politics as the first female Labor Party organiser for country New South Wales.[4][1]
In 2014, the New South Wales Labor Party removed Amanda Fazio from the party's upper house ticket at the 2015 state election, and Houssos was preselected to replace her.[5] She was elected as the youngest Labor member of the Legislative Council.[4] In 2021, she was appointed as Shadow Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation in the NSW Minns Shadow Cabinet.[6]
In June 2023, The Daily Telegraph raised concerns over claims of a conflict of interest for Minister Houssos involving her husband, George Houssos, who is employed as a lobbyist for the insurance industry. Houssos and Premier Chris Minns denied that there was a conflict of interest.[7] She was appointed as Minister for Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement in September 2023.
- ^ a b Courtney Houssos (12 May 2015). "Inaugural speech" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). NSW: Legislative Council. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Candidates - Legislative Council Group D: LABOR". Elections NSW. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "The Hon. Courtney Houssos, MLC". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Maiden speech reflects on growing up in Forster". Great Lakes Advocate. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Dumped Amanda Fazio lashes Sussex Street for 'appalling behaviour'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "NSW Shadow Ministry". Parliament of NSW. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fnews%2Fnsw%2Fnsw-minister-for-insurance-regulator-married-to-insurance-industry-peak-body%2Fnews-story%2Fd64c0ebb9614b6fd76cc7cee5c62b8be&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=HIGH-Segment-1-SCORE [bare URL]