Don Harwin
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The Honourable Don Harwin MLC |
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| Minister for Resources | |
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Assumed office 30 January 2017 |
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| Premier | Gladys Berejiklian |
| Preceded by | Anthony Roberts (as Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy) |
| Minister for Energy and Utilities | |
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Assumed office 30 January 2017 |
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| Premier | Gladys Berejiklian |
| Preceded by | Anthony Roberts (as Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy) |
| Minister for the Arts | |
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Assumed office 30 January 2017 |
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| Premier | Gladys Berejiklian |
| Preceded by | Troy Grant |
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | |
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Assumed office 30 January 2017 |
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| Premier | Gladys Berejiklian |
| Preceded by | Duncan Gay |
| Member of Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
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Assumed office 27 March 1999 |
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| 20th President of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
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In office 3 May 2011 – 30 January 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Amanda Fazio |
| Succeeded by | John Ajaka |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 July 1964 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Website | Parliamentary webpage |
Donald Thomas "Don" Harwin (born 5 July 1964 in Sydney), an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Resources, the Minister for Energy and Utilities, the Minister for the Arts, and the Vice-President of the Executive Council since January 2017 in the Berejiklian government. Harwin is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Liberal Party of Australia since 27 March 1999; and served as the twentieth President of the New South Wales Legislative Council between May 2011 and January 2017. Harwin has been the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council since January 2017.
Harwin was born to parents Don and Evelyn Harwin. He joined the Liberal Party in Lugarno and the Young Liberals in Earlwood in 1983 and graduated from The University of Sydney in 1985 with a Bachelor of Economics (Honours). Whilst at university, Harwin was a member of the Sydney University Liberal Club and was subsequently conferred as a life member of that club.
In 1987 Harwin commenced working as an assistant on electoral matters in the office of Ron Phillips. Harwin worked for a number of ministers in the Greiner and Fahey Liberal governments between 1988 and 1990 and 1991 and 1995. Between 1988 and 1990, Harwin was NSW President of the Young Liberal movement, becoming a member of the State Executive of the NSW branch of the Liberal Party during the same period. Harwin was re-elected to the Liberal Party State Executive, serving between 1994 and 2000. Appointed the Assistant Campaign Director of the NSW Liberal Party between 1990 and 1991, Harwin became a public affairs consultant between 1995 and 1999.
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