John Sidoti
John Sidoti | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans | |
| Assumed office 2 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Stuart Ayres (as Minister for Sport) Ray Williams (as Minister for Multiculturalism) Tanya Davies (Minister for Ageing) David Elliott (as Minister for Veterans Affairs) |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Drummoyne | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Angela D'Amore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony John Sidoti |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Anthony John Sidoti, an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans in the second Berejiklian ministry since April 2019.[1][2][3] Sidoti is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Drummoyne since 2011.[4]
Early career and background
The son of Italian immigrants, Sidoti was raised in Sydney's inner west and educated at De La Salle College, Ashfield and the Ryde College of TAFE where he studied hospitality.[4] From 1992 to 2008, Sidoti ran a function centre in Five Dock together with his family,[5] and then was a part-time fruit merchant.[4]
Elected as an councillor on Burwood Council in 2008, Sidoti served as mayor from 2009 up until the 2011 state election, when he stood down as mayor, remaining as a councillor.[5]
Political career
At the 2011 state election, Sidoti was elected with a swing of 19.4 points and won the seat with 66.7 per cent of the two-party vote.[6][6] Sidoti's main opponent was mayor of the City of Canada Bay, Angelo Tsirekas, representing the Labor Party. At the 2015 state election, Sidoti increased his two-party-preferred margin by around 1.7 points. From 2011 to 2015, he chaired the Parliamentary Privileges and Ethics Committee, the Catering Committee, and served as deputy ce-chair of the Social Policy Committee. From 2015 to 2017, he was parliamentary secretary for Transport, Roads, Industry, Resources and Energy and, from 2017 to 2019, was the parliamentary secretary to Cabinet.[4]
Following the 2019 state election, Sidoti was appointed Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans in the second Berejiklian ministry, with effect from 2 April 2019.[7] On 17 September 2019, he stood down from his ministerial duties pending a potential investigation by the Independent Commission Against Corruption into his property dealings.[8]
References
- ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Premier announces new Cabinet" (Press release). Premier of New South Wales. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Han, Sophie (2 April 2019). "Berejiklian's new massive cabinet sworn in amid peals of laughter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "The Hon (John) Anthony John Sidoti, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ a b Saulwick, Jacob (29 March 2011). "Grazie, signore – ALP dumped in Drummoyne". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ a b Green, Antony (1 April 2011). "Drummoyne". NSW Votes 2011. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ Sas, Nick (31 March 2019). "Gladys Berejiklian says Liberal Party has no women problem as re-elected NSW Premier shuffles Cabinet". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "John Sidoti steps down pending ICAC probe into property deal". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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