Nathan Hagarty

Nathan Hagarty
Government Whip in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
17 October 2023
DeputyJanelle Saffin
Preceded bySteve Whan
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Leppington
Assumed office
25 March 2023
Preceded byelectorate established
Councillor of the City of Liverpool
for North Ward
Assumed office
2016[1] - 13 December 2023
Personal details
Political partyLabor Party
ResidenceGreen Valley, New South Wales
Alma materWestern Sydney University

Nathan Matthew Hagarty is an Australian politician. He was elected a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Leppington for the Labor Party in 2023.[2]

Career

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Hagarty has a Bachelor of International Studies from Western Sydney University and holds numerous accreditations in project management and information and communications technology. He has worked across the financial services, education and public sectors in operations, product management and information technology roles. Hagarty was formerly the Treasurer of Local Government NSW, Chair at Western Sydney Migrant Resource Centre, and a Director at Settlement Services International. He is currently a Director of Active Super.[3]

Politics

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Hagarty was elected to Liverpool City Council for the North Ward in 2016.[4] He was named as Labor’s mayoral candidate for Liverpool at the 2021 local election.[5] He was unsuccessful but maintained his seat on Council.[citation needed]

Hagarty was endorsed as the Labor candidate for the new seat of Leppington at the 2023 New South Wales state election[6] and was elected to represent the seat.[7]

In October 2023, Hagarty signed an open letter which condemned attacks against Israeli and Palestinian civilians during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Your Councillors". Liverpool City Council. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Leppington (Key Seat) - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Nathan Hagarty - Labor for Leppington". nathanhagarty.com.au. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Liverpool City Council - North Ward Councillor Contest - Map and Polling Places 2016". pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Labor names Nathan Hagarty as the party's Liverpool mayoral candidate". South West Voice. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Nathan Hagarty - Candidate for Leppington". NSW Labor. NSW Labor. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Leppington – NSW 2023". The Tally Room. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  8. ^ "'Catastrophic crisis': NSW politicians release open letter supporting Palestinian communities". ABC News. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.