Frontbench of The Greens NSW

The Greens NSW's frontbench consists of all Greens members of the Parliament of New South Wales, Australia, serving as the party's spokespeople inside Parliament on various issues, each member being assigned shadow portfolios for their speaking duties. This allows the Greens to shadow government policies and actions from the party perspective. Unlike its federal counterpart and the major state parties, the Greens New South Wales do not elect a parliamentary leader. A spokesperson for Premier and Cabinet is appointed to speak on matters of leadership.

## Arrangement (58th Parliament)

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The following arrangement was in place following the 2023 New South Wales state election.[1]

Role  | Spokesperson

|

* Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination
* Industrial Relations
* Anti-racism & Multiculturalism
* Housing and Homelessness
* Women[2]

| Jenny Leong MP

* Active Transport
* Anti-corruption & ICAC
* Democracy
* Plastics[3]

| Kobi Shetty MP

* Education
* Early Learning
* Skills & TAFE
* Premier & Cabinet
* Older People
* Tourism[4]

| Tamara Smith MP

* Climate Change
* Environment
* Planning
* Justice & Attorney General
* First Nations’ Justice & Heritage
* Agriculture
* Regional Communities
* North Coast
* Mid North Coast
* New England North West[5]

| Sue Higginson MLC

* Health (including Mental Health)
* LGBTQIA+
* Youth
* Local Government
* Emergency Services
* Air Quality
* Waste
* Sport & Recreation
* Central West
* Western NSW
* Riverina Murray[6]

| Dr Amanda Cohn MLC

* Water
* Mining, Coal & Gas
* Transport, Infrastructure & Cities
* Drug Law Reform & Harm Reduction
* Gambling Harm Reduction
* Healthy Oceans
* Music & Night-time Economy
* Innovation, Science & Technology
* Illawarra & South Coast
* Western Sydney[7]

| Cate Faehrmann MLC

* Treasury, Finance & Economy
* Industry, Jobs & Trade
* Work Health & Safety
* Energy & Just Transitions
* Gendered Violence & Abuse
* Animal Welfare
* Disability Rights & Inclusion
* Arts & Creative Industries
* Hunter, Central Coast & Newcastle[8]

| Abigail Boyd MLC

## Arrangement (57th Parliament)

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The following arrangement was in place prior to the 2023 New South Wales state election.[9]

Role  | Spokesperson

|

* Climate Change
* Local Government
* Built Heritage
* Anti-corruption
* Premier & Cabinet
* Sports & Recreation[10]

| Jamie Parker MP

* Climate Change
* Housing and Homelessness (including Renters)
* Women's Rights
* Human Rights
* Industrial Relations
* Sex, Sexuality and Gender Identity / LGBTIQ+
* Anti-racism & Multiculturalism[11]

| Jenny Leong MP

* Climate Change
* Planning
* Water
* Health, Mental Health & Wellbeing
* Koalas
* Oceans & Marine Life
* Drug Law Reform & Harm Reduction
* Music & Night-time Economy
* Hospitality, Liquor & Gambling
* Arts & Creative Industries
* Waste & the Circular Economy
* Active Transport
* Region: Central West, Southern NSW & Illawarra
* Region: Western Sydney[12]

| Cate Faehrmann MLC

* Climate Change
* Treasury, Finance & Economy
* Domestic Violence & Abuse
* Transport & Infrastructure
* Disability
* Animal Welfare
* Children & Young People
* Attorney General
* Energy & Just Transitions
* Women's Equity & Economic Justice
* Sex Work
* Older People
* Region: Central Coast, Hunter and Newcastle[13]

| Abigail Boyd MLC

* Climate Change
* Regional Communities (including Regional Development)
* Tourism
* Education
* Region: North Coast[14]

| Tamara Smith MP

* Climate Change
* Environment
* Mining, Coal and Gas, Justice
* Emergency Services
* First Nations Heritage
* Agriculture
* Renewable Energy
* First Nations Justice
* Employment
* Region: Mid North Coast
* Region: Riverina
* Region: Western NSW[15]

| Sue Higginson MLC

## Arrangement (56th Parliament)

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The following arrangement was in place prior to the 2019 New South Wales state election.[16]

Role  | Spokesperson

|

* Corruption
* Premier and Cabinet
* Uranium
* Urban Growth and Renewal[17]

| Jamie Parker MP

* Attorney General and Justice and Aboriginal Justice
* Child Protection
* Corrective Services
* Crown Lands
* Industrial Relations and Insurance
* Local Government
* Newcastle, Hunter and Central Coast
* Planning and Heritage
* Police and Emergency Services (including gun control)[18]

| David Shoebridge MLC

* Human Rights
* Sexuality and Gender Identity
* Tenancy, Rental Housing and Strata
* WestConnex[19]

| Jenny Leong MP

* Education
* Renewable Energy
* Regional Development[20]

| Tamara Smith MP

* Environment
* Transport, Roads and Ports
* Status of Women
* Animal Welfare
* Arts and Creative Industries
* Drugs and Harm Minimisation
* Voluntary Euthanasia
* Young People
* Western Sydney[21]

| Cate Faehrmann MLC

* Health
* TAFE
* Aboriginal Affairs
* Ageing
* Community Development and Resilience
* Disability
* Forestry
* North Coast
* Population Movements
* Regional Arts
* Regional Wellbeing and Equity
* Koala Protection
* Tourism[22]

| Dawn Walker MLC

* Fair trading
* Finance and Services
* Illawarra/South Coast
* Major events, hospitality and racing
* Marine Parks and Fisheries
* Small Business
* Sport
* Trade
* Treasury
* Urban water[23]

| Justin Field MLC

## Arrangement (55th Parliament)

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As of 11 March 2015, the parliamentary portfolios of the Greens NSW were arranged as such:[24]

Spokesperson  | Portfolio

|

John Kaye |

* Education
* Energy
* Urban water
* Health
* Medical research
* Mental health
* Treasury
* Gaming and Racing
* Hospitality
* Major events
* Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading
* Democracy
* Premier and Cabinet
* Special Minister of state

Jan Barham |

* Family & Community Services
* Housing
* Aging
* Disability Services
* Aboriginal Affairs
* Arts & Tourism
* Community development and resilience
* Population movements
* North Coast

Jeremy Buckingham |

* Mining
* Primary Industries,
* Trade & Investment
* Regional Infrastructure & Services
* Sport & Recreation
* Murray Darling Basin
* Western NSW

Mehreen Faruqi |

* Environment
* Marine Environment & Fisheries
* Transport
* Roads & Ports
* Healthy Lifestyles
* Dental Health
* Drugs and Harm Minimisation
* Status of Women
* Sexuality & Gender Identity
* Multiculturalism
* Animal Welfare
* Young People
* Western Sydney

David Shoebridge |

* Forestry
* Justice
* Attorney General
* Police
* Emergency Services
* Corrective Services
* Planning & Heritage
* Local Government
* Firearms
* Game Council
* Industrial Relations
* Insurance
* Compensation
* OH&S
* Illawarra and South East

Jamie Parker |

* Matters concerning the electorate of Balmain

## Arrangement (54th Parliament)

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As of 17 March 2011, the parliamentary portfolios of the Greens NSW were arranged as such:[25]

Role  | Spokesperson

|

* Environment
* Community Services
* Primary Industries
* Water
* Disability Services
* Aboriginal Affairs
* Ageing
* Emergency Services
* Sport and Recreation
* Tourism
* Volunteering
* Northern NSW

| Ian Cohen MLC

* Transport
* Roads
* Ports & Waterways
* Mineral Resources
* Healthy Communities
* Animal welfare
* Sexuality and gender identity
* Multiculturalism/Ethnic Affairs
* Arts
* Small Business & Regulatory Reform
* Industrial Relations
* Rural Affairs
* Women
* Young people
* South-East NSW
* Western Sydney
* Hunter

| Cate Faehrmann MLC

* Premier & Cabinet
* Treasury
* Finance
* Education and Training
* Energy
* Health Services
* Science & Medical Research
* Water Utilities
* Fair Trading
* Electoral issues
* Parliamentary processes
* Gaming and Racing
* Infrastructure
* Public Sector Management
* Commerce
* Central Coast

| John Kaye MLC

* Attorney General
* Planning
* Police
* Firearms
* Corrective Services
* Juvenile Justice
* Lands
* Local Government
* Housing
* Redfern Waterloo
* Regional Development
* State Development
* Illawarra
* Western NSW

| David Shoebridge MLC

## Arrangement (53rd Parliament)

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As of 1 December 2006, the parliamentary portfolios of the Greens NSW were arranged as such:[26]

Role  | Spokesperson

|

* Treasury
* Education
* Industrial Relations
* Justice
* Public Works & Services
* Mineral Resources
* Gay and Lesbian Rights
* Transport, Roads & Ports
* Gaming & Racing
* Women, Youth & Ageing
* Electoral Issues
* Information Technology
* Parliamentary process

| Lee Rhiannon MLC

* Drug Law Reform
* Energy
* Tourism
* Environment
* Aboriginal Affairs
* Natural Resources
* Regional Development
* Rural Affairs & Agriculture
* Forestry
* Emergency Services
* Sport and Recreation
* Fisheries
* Arts

| Ian Cohen MLC

* Health
* Local Government
* Infrastructure & Planning
* Western Sydney
* Housing
* Community & Disability Services
* Arts
* Small Business
* Insurance
* Training
* Fair Trading
* Multiculturalism & Ethnic Affairs

| Sylvia Hale MLC

## Timeline

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## References

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1. ^ "Our State MPs - Greens NSW". greens.org.au. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
2. ^ "Jenny Leong". greens.org.au/. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
3. ^ "Kobi Shetty". greens.org.au/. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
4. ^ "Tamara Smith". greens.org.au/. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
5. ^ "Abigail Boyd". greens.org.au/. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
6. ^ "Dr Amanda Cohn". greens.org.au/. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
7. ^ "Cate Faehrmann". greens.org.au/. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
8. ^ "Abigail Boyd". greens.org.au/. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
9. ^ "Our State MPs - Greens NSW". greens.org.au. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
10. ^ "Jamie Parker". greens.org.au/. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
11. ^ "Jenny Leong". greens.org.au/. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
12. ^ "Cate Faehrmann". greens.org.au/. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
13. ^ "Abigail Boyd". greens.org.au/. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
14. ^ "Tamara Smith". greens.org.au/. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
15. ^ "Abigail Boyd". greens.org.au/. Greens New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
16. ^ "Our State MPs - Greens NSW". greens.org.au. Greens New South Wales. Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
17. ^ "Jamie Parker". greens.org.au. Greens New South Wales. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
18. ^ "David Shoebridge". greens.org.au. Greens New South Wales. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
19. ^ "Jenny Leong". greens.org.au. Greens New South Wales. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
20. ^ "Tamara Smith". greens.org.au. Greens New South Wales. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
21. ^ "Cate Faehrmann". greens.org.au. Greens New South Wales. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
22. ^ "Dawn Walker". greens.org.au. Greens New South Wales. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
23. ^ "Justin Field". greens.org.au. Greens New South Wales. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
24. ^ "Portfolios". John Kaye. Greens New South Wales. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
25. ^ "Portfolios". John Kaye. Greens New South Wales. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
26. ^ "Elected Greens - State". nsw.greens.org.au/. Greens New South Wales. Archived from the original on 1 December 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2022.

## External links

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* Our State MPs - Greens NSW

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Member parties|

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See also|

* Fundi and Realo
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