Adrian Piccoli
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The Honourable Adrian Piccoli MP |
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| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Murrumbidgee |
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In office 27 March 1999 – 28 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Adrian Cruickshank |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Murray |
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Assumed office 28 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Minister for Education | |
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In office 3 April 2011 – 30 January 2017 |
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| Premier |
Barry O'Farrell Mike Baird |
| Preceded by | Verity Firth |
| Succeeded by | Rob Stokes |
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24 March 1970 Griffith, New South Wales |
| Political party | The Nationals |
| Children | Two |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Profession | Solicitor; Farmer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | Parliamentary biography |
Adrian Piccoli (born 24 March 1970) is an Australian politician representing the electoral district of Murray in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was the deputy leader of the Nationals in the New South Wales Parliament from 2008 to 2016. Piccoli served as the Minister for Education between April 2011 and January 2017, in both the O'Farrell and Baird ministries.
Of Italian descent, Piccoli was born in Griffith. He completed a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws at the Australian National University in 1993.
Prior to starting his political career, Piccoli worked as an irrigation rice farmer and solicitor. Piccoli is married, has two children, and is a Roman Catholic.
Piccoli has represented Murrumbidgee for the Nationals since the 1999 state election. In 2008 he became the deputy leader of the National Party in the NSW Parliament.
Following the Coalition victory in the 2011 New South Wales election, Piccoli was chosen by Premier Barry O'Farrell to be part of his cabinet as the Minister for Education.
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