Michael Gallacher
| Mike Gallacher | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Police and Emergency Services | |
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In office 3 April 2011 – 2 May 2014 |
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| Premier | Barry O'Farrell; Mike Baird |
| Preceded by |
Michael Daley (as Minister for Police) Steve Whan (as Minister for Emergency Services) |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Ayres |
| Minister for the Central Coast | |
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In office 9 December 2013 – 2 May 2014 |
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| Premier | Barry O'Farrell; Mike Baird |
| Preceded by | Chris Hartcher |
| Succeeded by | Rob Stokes |
| Minister for Industrial Relations | |
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In office 23 April 2014 – 2 May 2014 |
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| Premier | Mike Baird |
| Preceded by | vacant |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Constance |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
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In office 17 April 1996 – 6 April 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Mutch |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 September 1961 Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Political party |
Independent (from 2014) Liberal (to 2014) |
| Spouse(s) | Judy Gallacher |
| Alma mater | University of New England |
| Website | Parliamentary webpage |
Michael Joseph "Mike" Gallacher (born 27 September 1961 in Paisley, Scotland), an Australian politician, was the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Vice-President of the Executive Council in the O'Farrell government and Baird government from 2011 to 2014; the Minister for the Central Coast from December 2013 to May 2014; and the Minister for Industrial Relations in the Baird government from April to May 2014. Gallacher has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 1996. He was the Minister for the Hunter between 2011 and 2014.
In May 2014 Gallacher resigned as Minister after being named in the Independent Commission Against Corruption for alleged involvement in a corrupt scheme to receive illegal political donations. He resigned from parliament in April 2017.
Gallacher was born in Paisley, Scotland, and migrated with his parents to Australia as a young child. He attended school at Lethbridge Park and Shalvey before completing his studies at Randwick Boys High School.
He joined the NSW Police Force in 1980 and served as an officer in general duties, highway patrol, internal police investigations, criminal investigations and special operations. He completed a Bachelor of Professional Studies through the University of New England in 1998. From 1991 to 1994, Gallacher was a delegate to the New South Wales Police Association. He was a senior lecturer in the Police Service's Professional Responsibility Command and qualified for the Police Service Medal.
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