Divisive NSW Minister David Elliott to stop state politics

Requested final Wednesday if he confidently represents Fortress Hill’s seat subsequent 12 months, Elliott replied: “I am only a suburban dad attempting to repair a number of errors.”

Previous to holding the Division of Transport and Veterans Affairs, Elliott additionally served as NSW Minister of Police, Counterterrorism and Emergency Providers.

He thanked the 200,000 police and corrections officers, firefighters and different state emergency providers officers in his assertion. The minister additionally thanked his employees, who he stated have been “deserving of the Victorian Cross”.

Elliott was first elected to parliament in 2011 and joins a rising record of senior MPs and ministers to drop out of state politics forward of subsequent 12 months’s election. Infrastructure Minister Rob Stokes, Buyer Service Secretary Victor Dominello, and Modifying Secretary Geoff Lee are additionally leaving.

Former Legal professional Normal Gabrielle Upton and Riverstone MP Kevin Conolly will even half methods with Macquarie Road.

Identified for his crash-landing fashion of doing politics, Elliott rose to prominence in 2018 after utilizing parliamentary privilege to accuse then-Labour chief Luke Foley of harassing a journalist at a CBD bar.

He’s additionally aggressive along with his authorities MPs, earlier this 12 months attacking Treasurer Matt Kean for his meddling in a protracted rail business dispute.

This 12 months, Elliott was on the middle of the federal government’s industrial dispute with railroad unions. Whereas growing a powerful relationship with union representatives throughout the early months of the protracted dispute, the connection deteriorated.

In September, Elliott stated the union had “let me down from a terrific peak”.