Mark Speakman

The Honourable
Mark Speakman
SC MP
The Honourable Mark Speakman SC MP
	Speakman in 2023
Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales
	In office; 21 April 2023 – 20 November 2025
Premier	Chris Minns
Deputy	Natalie Ward
Preceded by	Chris Minns
Succeeded by	Kellie Sloane
Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party
	In office; 21 April 2023 – 20 November 2025
Deputy	Natalie Ward
Preceded by	Dominic Perrottet
Succeeded by	Kellie Sloane
Premier	In office; 30 January 2017 – 28 March 2023
Cabinet positions
Attorney General of New South Wales
	In office; 30 January 2017 – 28 March 2023
Premier	Gladys Berejiklian; Dominic Perrottet
Preceded by	Gabrielle Upton
Succeeded by	Michael Daley
Leader of the House
	In office; 8 May 2020 – 21 December 2022
Premier	Gladys Berejiklian; Dominic Perrottet
Preceded by	Andrew Constance
Succeeded by	Alister Henskens
Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
	In office; 2 April 2019 – 21 December 2021
Premier	Gladys Berejiklian ; Dominic Perrottet
Preceded by	Pru Goward
Succeeded by	Natalie Ward
Minister for the Environment
	In office; 2 April 2015 – 30 January 2017
Premier	Mike Baird
Preceded by	Rob Stokes
Succeeded by	Gabrielle Upton
Minister for Heritage
	In office; 2 April 2015 – 30 January 2017
Premier	Mike Baird
Preceded by	Rob Stokes
Succeeded by	Gabrielle Upton
Assistant Minister for Planning
	In office; 2 April 2015 – 30 January 2017
Premier	Mike Baird
Preceded by	Rob Stokes
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the; New South Wales Parliament; for Cronulla
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 March 2011
Preceded by	Malcolm Kerr
Personal details
Born	6 November 1959; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Party	Liberal
Other political; affiliations	Conservative (UK)
Education	Caringbah North Public School; Caringbah High School;
Alma mater	University of Sydney; University of Cambridge;
Profession	Barrister

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Mark Raymond Speakman (born 6 November 1959) is an Australian politician who served as the leader of the opposition in New South Wales and the leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party from 2023 until his resignation from both positions in 2025. He has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Cronulla since 2011.

Between April 2015 and January 2017, he was the Minister for the Environment, the Minister for Heritage, and the Assistant Minister for Planning in the second Baird government, and the Minister for Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence in the Berejiklian and Perrottet ministries.

He was the Attorney General from January 2017 until the defeat of the Liberal–National coalition at the 2023 election. He was a member of the second Berejiklian ministry from 2019 to 2023, and the first line-up of the Perrottet ministry.