Nitin Daniel Mookhey (born 1982) is an Australian politician. He has been a

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member of the

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since 6 May 2015,

Political career

Mookhey was appointed to the

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in 2015 to fill a vacancy caused by

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's resignation. Following the election of

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as the

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in 2018, Mookhey was appointed as opposition cabinet secretary. In 2019 following the election of

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as leader after Labor's defeat in the

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, Mookhey was elevated to the opposition front bench and appointed the Shadow Minister for Finance and Small Business and Shadow Minister for the Gig Economy. On 11 June 2021, following

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' election as leader, Mookhey was appointed as the Shadow Treasurer, while retaining the portfolio for the Shadow Minister for the Gig Economy in Minns' Shadow Ministry. He was sworn in as Treasurer and Minister for the Gig Economy on 28 March 2023, following Labor’s electoral success at the general election held on 25 March 2023.

Personal life

Mookhey was born to Indian migrants from Punjab in Blacktown, and attended Model Farms High School. Mookhey is the first parliamentarian in Australian history to be sworn into office on the ''

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''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mookhey, Daniel 1982 births Living people Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales University of Technology Sydney alumni University of New England (Australia) alumni Australian people of Indian Punjabi descent Model Farms High School alumni Australian Hindus 21st-century Australian politicians