Daniel Mookhey
Daniel Mookhey | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Whan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse |
Tamsin Lloyd (m. 2014) |
| Alma mater | University of Technology, Sydney University of New England |
Nitin Daniel Mookhey (born 1982) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 6 May 2015,[1] when he was appointed to fill a vacancy caused by Steve Whan's resignation.[2][3][4][5][6]
Born in Blacktown in Western Sydney to Indian migrants from Punjab, Mookhey is the first parliamentarian in Australian history to be sworn into office on the Bhagavad Gita.[7]
References
- ^ "The Hon. Daniel Mookhey, MLC". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Sharpe swings back into NSW parliament". Nine News. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Daniel Mookhey elected to NSW Parliament". The Indian Telegraph. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "NSW election 2015: Evidence of Labor nominee rejected". The Australian. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "The union heavies". Crikey. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Daniel Mookhey in NSW Upper House". SBS News. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ Hasham, Nicole (15 May 2015). "Labor MLC Daniel Mookhey makes Australian political history by swearing on the Bhagavad Gita". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales
- University of Technology Sydney alumni
- University of New England (Australia) alumni
- Australian people of Indian Punjabi descent
- Australian Hindus
- 21st-century Australian politicians