President of the New South Wales Legislative Council

The President of the New South Wales Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the upper house of the Parliament of New South Wales

Parliament of New South Wales

The Parliament of New South Wales, located in Parliament House on Macquarie Street, Sydney, is the main legislative body in the Australian state of New South Wales . It is a bicameral parliament elected by the people of the state in general elections. The parliament shares law making powers with...

. The role of President has generally been a partisan office, filled by the governing party of the time. The incumbent President is no exception, currently held by Don Harwin

Don Harwin

Donald Thomas Harwin MLC , an Australian politician, is the President of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2011. He is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Liberal Party of Australia since 27 March 1999.-Early years and background:Harwin was born to...

of the Liberal Party of Australia

Liberal Party of Australia

The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...

Member	Party	Term in Office
Hon Sir Alfred Stephen Alfred Stephen Sir Alfred Stephen was an Australian judge and chief justice of New South Wales.Stephen was born at St Christopher in the West Indies. His father, John Stephen , was related to Henry John Stephen, Sir James Stephen and Sir James FitzJames Stephen, all men of great distinction in England...	None	20 May 1856 – 28 January 1857
Hon John Plunkett John Plunkett John Hubert Plunkett was Attorney-General of New South Wales and elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly.-Early life:...	None	29 January 1857 – 6 February 1858
Hon Sir William Westbrooke Burton William Westbrooke Burton Sir William Westbrooke Burton was a judge and president of the legislative council, New South Wales, .-Early life:...	None	9 February 1858 – 10 March 1861
Hon William Wentworth William Wentworth William Charles Wentworth was an Australian poet, explorer, journalist and politician, and one of the leading figures of early colonial New South Wales...	None	24 June 1861 – 10 October 1862
Hon Sir Terence Aubrey Murray	None	14 October 1862 – 22 June 1873
Hon Sir John Hay John Hay (politician) Sir John Hay KCMG was a New South Wales politician.Hay was born at Little Ythsie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of John Hay and his wife Jean, née Mair. Hay graduated M.A. at King's College , in 1834, and then studied law at Edinburgh, but did not finish it...	None	8 July 1873 – 10 January 1892
Hon Sir John Lackey	None	26 January 1892 – 23 May 1903
Hon Sir Francis Suttor Francis Bathurst Suttor Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor was an Australian pastoralist, politician, and sheep and horse breeder.-Early life:...	Free Trade Party	23 May 1903 – 4 April 1915
Hon Frederick Flowers	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	27 April 1915 – 14 December 1928
Hon Sir John Peden	Nationalist Party United Australia Liberal Party	5 February 1929 – 22 April 1946
Hon Ernest Farrar	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	30 April 1946 – 16 June 1952
Hon William Dickson	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	18 August 1952 – 22 May 1966
Hon Sir Harry Vincent Budd	Country	9 August 1966 – 5 November 1978
Hon Johno Johnson Johno Johnson The Hon John Richard "Johno" Johnson KCSG is a former Australian politician. Born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, he was a grocer and trade union official before entering politics. He married Pauline Christina Russell, with whom he has two sons and two daughters...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	7 November 1978 – 3 July 1991
Hon Max Willis Max Willis Max Frederick Willis RFD, ED, CSI, is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1970 to 1999. His brother Sir Eric Willis was briefly Premier of New South Wales in 1976....	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	3 July 1991 – 29 June 1998
Hon Virginia Chadwick Virginia Chadwick Virginia Anne Chadwick AO was a Liberal Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1978 to 1999...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	29 June 1998 – 5 March 1999
Hon Dr Meredith Burgmann Meredith Burgmann Meredith Anne Burgmann is an Australian politician and Australian Labor Party member and a former President of the New South Wales Legislative Council.-Early years:...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	11 May 1999 – 2 March 2007
Hon Peter Primrose Peter Primrose Peter Thomas Primrose is an Australian politician.He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 1996 and was also the President of the Legislative Council....	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	8 May 2007 – 17 November 2009
Hon Amanda Fazio Amanda Fazio Amanda Ruth Fazio MLC, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Australian Labor Party...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	24 November 2009 – 3 May 2011
Hon Don Harwin Don Harwin Donald Thomas Harwin MLC , an Australian politician, is the President of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2011. He is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Liberal Party of Australia since 27 March 1999.-Early years and background:Harwin was born to...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	3 May 2011 – present

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