Adrian Piccoli
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Adrian Piccoli is an Australian politician representing the electoral district of Murrumbidgee
in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
. He is the Minister for Education
in the O'Farrell
Government and the Deputy Leader of the New South Wales Nationals.
. He completed a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Law at the Australian National University
in 1993.
Prior to starting his political career, Piccoli worked as an irrigation rice farmer and solicitor.
for the National Party of Australia
since 1999.
On 3 April 2011 Piccoli was selected by Premier O'Farrell
to join the Cabinet of New South Wales and was given the Education Portfolio.
Electoral district of Murrumbidgee
Murrumbidgee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after the Murrumbidgee River. It is represented by Adrian Piccoli of the National Party of Australia....
in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
. He is the Minister for Education
Minister for Education (New South Wales)
The New South Wales Minister for Education has responsibilities which includes all schools and TAFE colleges in NSW.The current Minister for Education is Adrian Piccoli...
in the O'Farrell
Barry O'Farrell
Barry Robert O'Farrell MP, is an Australian politician and is the 43rd Premier of New South Wales, Minister for Western Sydney, Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Ku-ring-gai for the Liberal Party since 1999.Born in...
Government and the Deputy Leader of the New South Wales Nationals.
Personal life
Piccoli was born in GriffithGriffith, New South Wales
Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is also the seat of the City of Griffith local government area. Like the Australian capital, Canberra and the nearby town of Leeton, Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. Griffith was named after Sir Arthur Griffith the...
. He completed a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Law at the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
in 1993.
Prior to starting his political career, Piccoli worked as an irrigation rice farmer and solicitor.
Political career
Piccoli has represented MurrumbidgeeElectoral district of Murrumbidgee
Murrumbidgee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after the Murrumbidgee River. It is represented by Adrian Piccoli of the National Party of Australia....
for the National Party of Australia
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
since 1999.
On 3 April 2011 Piccoli was selected by Premier O'Farrell
O'Farrell
O'Farrell is a surname of Irish Gaelic origin. Bearers include:* Barry O'Farrell - Australian politician* Bob O'Farrell - Baseball player* Frank O'Farrell - Former Irish soccer player and manager* Henry James O'Farrell - Australian/Irish attempted assassin...
to join the Cabinet of New South Wales and was given the Education Portfolio.