Daniel Mookhey Explained

Nitin Daniel Mookhey (born 1982) is an Australian politician and current Treasurer of New South Wales. He has been a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 6 May 2015.^[1]

Political career

Mookhey was appointed to the Legislative Council of New South Wales in 2015 to fill a vacancy caused by Steve Whan's resignation.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Following the election of Michael Daley as the Leader of the Opposition in 2018, Mookhey was appointed as opposition cabinet secretary.

In 2019 following the election of Jodi McKay as leader after Labor's defeat in the 2019 New South Wales state election, Mookhey was elevated to the opposition front bench and appointed the Shadow Minister for Finance and Small Business and Shadow Minister for the Gig Economy. On 11 June 2021, following Chris Minns' election as leader, Mookhey was appointed as the Shadow Treasurer, while retaining the portfolio for the Shadow Minister for the Gig Economy in Minns' Shadow Ministry.^[7] He was sworn in as Treasurer and Minister for the Gig Economy on 28 March 2023, following Labor’s electoral success at the general election held on 25 March 2023.

Personal life

Mookhey was born in Blacktown to Indian migrants from Punjab, India and attended Model Farms High School and Girraween High School.^[8]

Mookhey is the first parliamentarian in Australian history to be sworn into office on the Bhagavad Gita.^[9]

Notes and References

1. 135 . The Hon. Daniel Mookhey, MLC . 7 April 2019.
2. News: Sharpe swings back into NSW parliament . Nine News . 7 May 2015 . 6 May 2015.
3. News: Daniel Mookhey elected to NSW Parliament. 7 May 2015. The Indian Telegraph. 11 March 2015.
4. News: NSW election 2015: Evidence of Labor nominee rejected. 7 May 2015. The Australian. 2 April 2015.
5. News: The union heavies. 7 May 2015. Crikey. 4 June 2013.
6. News: 25 Feb 2015 . Daniel Mookhey in NSW Upper House . SBS News . 7 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924143531/http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/hindi/en/content/daniel-mookhey-nsw-upper-house . 2015-09-24.
7. Web site: Shadow Ministry in both Houses (by Seniority). Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 11 June 2021. 11 June 2021.
8. Web site: Harris . Christopher . Meet the people set to make up the next NSW government . The Sydney Morning Herald . 9 Entertainment . 17 April 2023 . en . 26 March 2023.
9. News: Hasham. Nicole. Labor MLC Daniel Mookhey makes Australian political history by swearing on the Bhagavad Gita. 15 May 2015. The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 May 2015.