Mark Speakman elected new NSW Liberal Leader

Mark Speakman has been elected as the new leader of the NSW Liberal Parliamentary

Party and will lead the Party to the 2027 NSW election.

Mark grew up in Caringbah, in the Cronulla electorate he has represented since 2011 and

where he has lived most of his adult life. He has two children, Kate and Matt, with Caroline.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws (first class honours and the university medal) and a Bachelor of

Economics from Sydney University as well as a Master of Law (first class honours) from

Cambridge University. Mark was appointed Senior Counsel after a successful legal career

before entering NSW Parliament.

In the previous Coalition Government, Mark served as Attorney General, Minister for the

Environment and Heritage, and Minister for Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence. As

AG he led major legal reforms in domestic and sexual violence (including sexual consent law

and coercive control law), improving community safety and modernised defamation law. As

Environment Minister he led NSW's early adoption of net zero by 2050, as well as container

deposit scheme legislation. He also served as Leader of the House.

"The NSW Liberals have delivered more than a decade of unprecedented economic success

and investment for our state. Our government left NSW with two triple-A credit ratings, low

unemployment and strong economic management that allowed us to support for families,

businesses and the wider community," Mark said.

"From vouchers that have been helping family budgets, to programs that have helped small

businesses survive repeated economic shocks, to transformation of infrastructure and

frontline services, the Coalition government left NSW stronger and more prosperous than it

was in 2011.

"In challenging times we will continue to work hard for the people of NSW and keep fighting

for the needs of communities from Albury to Port Macquarie, and from Vaucluse to Broken

Hill.

"After 12 years in opposition, Labor have only been able to achieve minority government on

an extraordinarily narrow platform. We intend to operate as a constructive opposition –

offering support where it is warranted, and holding the Government to account where they

fail the community."

Damian Tudehope and Natalie Ward have been elected as the Leader and Deputy Leader in

the Legislative Council.

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