Tara Moriarty

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Tara Moriarty
Minister for Agriculture
Minister for Western New South Wales
Assumed office
5 April 2023
PremierChris Minns
Preceded byDugald Saunders
Minister for Regional New South Wales
Assumed office
5 April 2023
PremierChris Minns
Preceded byPaul Toole
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Assumed office
23 March 2019
Preceded byErnest Wong[1]
Personal details
Political partyAustralian Labor Party

Tara Elizabeth Moriarty is an Australian politician. She has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2019, representing the Australian Labor Party.[2]

Moriarty was Chair of Club Plus Superannuation and Secretary/President of the Liquor and Hospitality Division of UV prior to her election.[3] She has been Senior Vice President of NSW Labor and a member of the ALP National Executive.

Upon her election in 2019, Moriarty was immediately appointed to the shadow ministry, serving as the Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Crown Lands. She served in this role until Jodi McKay was replaced as Leader by Chris Minns in 2021.[2]

In 2021, she was appointed Shadow Minister for Corrections, Juvenile Justice and Medical Research in the shadow Ministry of Chris Minns. Following Labor's victory in the 2023 New South Wales state election, Moriarty was appointed Minister for Agriculture, Regional New South Wales and Western New South Wales in the Minns ministry.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Caldwell, Anna. "Breaking - senior Labor sources say Ernest Wong has been officially rolled from the Right's upper house ticket tonight at faction meeting. Tara Moriarty leads the ticket". Twitter. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Tara Moriarty". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Tara Moriarty". Australian Labor Party.

 

New South Wales Legislative Council
Preceded by Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
2019–present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Agriculture and Western New South Wales
2023–present
Incumbent
Preceded by Minister for Regional New South Wales
2023–present
Incumbent