Member for Maroubra
Minister for Police and Minister for Finance
Michael was elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly in a by-election in September 2005 replacing former Premier Bob Carr as Member for Maroubra.
On 8 September 2008 he was appointed the Minister for Roads. Prior to this he held the positions of Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Roads.
Michael is Deputy Chair, Standing Committee on Natural Resource Management (Climate Change).
Michael is 42, lives in Maroubra and is married with three children.
Prior to his election to Parliament Michael worked as a Corporate Lawyer with NRMA Motoring & Services, and prior to that Michael was in private legal practice for 5 years. Before becoming a lawyer, he spent 13 years working as a Customs officer with the Australian Customs Service.
Michael completed his Higher School Certificate at Marcellin College in Randwick in 1983. Prior to that he attended infants and primary School at St Joseph’s & St Mary’s at Maroubra Beach and Lurline Bay. His tertiary qualifications are:
- Diploma of Law (Barristers’ and Solicitors’ Admission Board), Graduated 1997.
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales as a legal practitioner in 1998.
Michael is President of the Randwick Rugby Club.
Contact Details
Maroubra Electorate Office
Level 5,
806 Anzac Parade,
MAROUBRA NSW 2035
Phone (02) 9349 6440
Fax (02) 9349 4594
Email maroubra@parliament.nsw.gov.au