Last week Andrew Stoner resigned as Leader of the NSW National Party and Deputy-Premier.
He was replaced by Troy Grant who has been in parliament for less than four years.
This is Mr. Grant, seen here with NSW Premier Mike Baird in the background:
So who is this new Deputy-Premier?
Based on his NSW Parliament member's disclosure form, own website and media reports, here is a potted profile.......
Troy Wayne Grant
* Age:
Early 40s
* Married
with two children.
* Resides
at 10L Toorale Rd, Dubbo NSW.
* Home
owner on a rural residential lot, with a $330,000 mortgage and a personal loan.
* Sole
income appears to be parliamentary salary.
* Former
NSW Police officer. Resigned from force in March 2011 after 22 years with rank of police inspector.
* Elected
to NSW Parliament in March 2011 as the National Party Member for Dubbo.
* Appeared
as a witness at the Special Commission of Inquiry concerning the investigation
of certain child sexual abuse allegations in the Hunter region in 2013.
* Reportedly
referred the Planning Assessment Commission's (PAC) approval of the Orange City
Council's Macquarie River pipeline, to the Independent Commission Against
Corruption (ICAC) in 2013.
* Became
Minister for Gaming, Racing and Hospitality and Minister for the Arts in April
2014.
* Became
Leader of the NSW National Party and Deputy-Premier in October 2014 – as well
as Minister for Trade and Investments, Minister for Regional Infrastructure and
Services and Minister for Tourism and Major Events.
* He
is recorded in the NSW Legislative Council Hansard as opening his mouth to
speak a total of 200 times up to 16 October 2014 (including interjections).
* Like
many politicians he indulges in gratuitous insults, such as I was happy to answer the first question because it would have been
interesting to answer a question about muppets and puppets from a clown and go
and get f — ed.
* Likes to blow his own trumpet, loudly and often.
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