Chris Minns
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Official portrait, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47th Premier of New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 28 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Charles III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | Margaret Beazley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Prue Car | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Dominic Perrottet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 4 June 2021 – 28 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier | Gladys Berejiklian Dominic Perrottet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Prue Car | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jodi McKay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mark Speakman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the New South Wales Labor Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 4 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Prue Car | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jodi McKay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Kogarah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 28 March 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Cherie Burton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Christopher John Minns 17 September 1979 St George, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Anna Minns (m. 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Marist College Kogarah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of New England Princeton University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Government website Personal website Party website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Christopher John Minns (born 17 September 1979) is an Australian politician who has served as the 47th premier of New South Wales since 2023 and the leader of the New South Wales Labor Party since 2021. He has been the member of parliament (MP) for Kogarah since 2015.
Prior to state politics, Minns served as the deputy mayor of Hurstville from 2007 to 2008. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 2015 election, and was elected unopposed as leader of the Labor Party in the leadership election of June 2021, following the resignation of Jodi McKay. He led the party to victory at the 2023 election.
Minns's actions have been viewed as moving the traditionally social democratic New South Wales Labor Party towards conservatism, resulting in the party's big-tentification by expanding its supporter base to historically non-Labor voters. Civil society organisations, such as the Human Rights Law Centre, Amnesty International Australia, Australian Democracy Network and NSW Council for Civil Liberties, have raised allegations of democratic backsliding from some of his government's actions.