Michael Daley

For other people named Michael Daley, see Michael Daley (disambiguation).

Michael Daley MP
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Maroubra
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 September 2005
Preceded by	Bob Carr
Majority	1.6% (2011)
Shadow Treasurer of New South Wales and Shadow Minister for Finance and Services [1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 April 2011
Preceded by	Mike Baird (Shadow Treasurer), Greg Pearce (Finance and Services)
New South Wales Minister for Police
In office 14 September 2009 – 28 March 2011
Preceded by	Tony Kelly
Succeeded by	Mike Gallacher
New South Wales Minister for Finance[1]
In office 17 November 2009 – 28 March 2011
Preceded by	Tony Kelly
Succeeded by	Greg Pearce
New South Wales Minister for Roads
In office 8 Sep 2008 – 14 Sep 2009
Preceded by	Eric Roozendaal
Succeeded by	David Campbell
Personal details
Born	1 November 1965 (1965-11-01) (age 46)
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Profession	Lawyer
Website	http://www.michaeldaley.com.au

Michael John Daley MP (born 1 November 1965^[1]), an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Maroubra for the Australian Labor Party since 2005. He is currently Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Finance and Services.^[1]

Early life

Daley was educated at Marcellin College, Randwick, finishing in 1983. He spent 13 years as a Customs officer with the Australian Customs Service during which time he studied law at night. In 1998 having completed his legal studies he was admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales as a legal practitioner whereupon he left Customs to pursue a career as a lawyer. He worked for several years in a law firm in the city before spending 5 years as a senior in-house lawyer with NRMA Motoring and Services.^[1]

Daley was elected as a Councillor to Randwick City Council in 1995 and served as Deputy Mayor from 2000 to 2004.^[1]

Political career

Daley was elected to represent Maroubra for the Australian Labor Party since 2005 following the retirement from politics of former Premier Bob Carr.^[1] Daley served on the backbench until the elevation of Nathan Rees as Premier of New South Wales in September 2008' when Daley became the Minister for Roads. Daley held this portfolio until a Cabinet reshuffle in September 2009 where he was subsequently appointed Minister for Police and Minister for Finance.

When Kristina Keneally became Premier in December 2009 he remained as Minister for Police and Minister for Finance until the 2011 state election. Daley was believed to be a potential candidate for the Labor Leadership, however, did not contest it.^[2] As a result, John Robertson was elected unopposd as Keneally's replacement,^[3] and Daley was appointed as Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Finance and Services^[1] in the Robertson shadow ministry.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Mr Michael John DALEY, DipLaw MP - Parliament of New South Wales Website
2. ^ "Daley 'won't contest' NSW Labor leadership". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP (Fairfax Media). 30 March 2011. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/state-election-2011/daley-wont-contest-nsw-labor-leadership-20110330-1cfn2.html. 
3. ^ "John Robertson elected NSW Labor leader unopposed". The Daily Telegraph (News Limited). 30 March 2011. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/john-robertson-elected-labor-leader-unopposed/story-fn7q4q9f-1226031296931. 

Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by Bob Carr	Member for Maroubra 2005 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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Name	Daley, Michael
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Date of birth	1 November 1965
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