Chris Rath
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Christopher Dennis Rath is an Australian politician who currently serves as the Opposition Whip in the New South Wales Legislative Council.
Chris Rath | |
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Opposition Whip in the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 21 April 2023 | |
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 24 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Don Harwin |
Personal details | |
Born | April 1989 (age 34ā35)[1] Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 24 March 2022 to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Don Harwin.[2] He was successful in contesting a further eight-year term in the 2023 New South Wales state election, then also being elected as the Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council on 21 April 2023.[3] Rath is a member of the Liberal Party.[4]
He is one of the two openly LGBTI Liberal Party members of the NSW Parliament, as of 2023[update].[5] In his role as a Member of the Legislative Council, he has advocated for free market principles, liberal industrial relations reform and structural changes to taxation.[6]