Nic Street
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Nic Street | |
|---|---|
| Member of theTasmanian House of Assembly forFranklin | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Will Hodgman |
| In office 3 March 2016 – 3 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Harriss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas Adam Street 1979 (age 44–45) Tasmania,Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
| Occupation | Supermarket operator |
Nicholas Adam Street(born 1979) is an Australian politician. He was elected to theTasmanian House of Assemblyin a countback conducted on 1 March 2016, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation ofPaul Harriss,and served until his defeat at the2018 state election.He was then re-elected on 6 February 2020, filling a vacancy caused by the resignation ofWill Hodgman.
Street graduated from theUniversity of Tasmaniain 2001 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, and then operated his family's business, anIGAsupermarket inBlackmans Bay.In November 2011, he was elected toKingborough Council.[1]
In February 2015 and again in February 2016, Street apologised for a post onTwittermade in November 2014 in which he called a fellow passenger on a flight from Hobart to Melbourne a "bitch" for reclining her seat, and included ahashtag"#shouldhavegotasmacktothehead". Street had deleted the tweet after a complaint from a Kingborough ratepayer, and undertook to work hard for the people of Franklin to demonstrate he was "better than one regrettable tweet".[2]
Street contested theLegislative Councilseat ofNelsonfor the Liberals at the2019 periodic election.He received the highest number of first-preference votes (23.7 per cent), but was defeated on preferences by third-placed independent candidateMeg Webb.[3]On 6 February 2020, Street was re-elected to Franklin in a countback to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofWill Hodgman.[4]
Street was appointed Minister for Sport and Recreation, Minister for Heritage, Minister for Science and Technology and Minister for Community Services and Development in February 2022.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Candidates – Franklin 2014,ABC Elections.
- ^Smith, Matt (20 February 2016)."Push to stop Nic Street becoming MP".The Mercury.Retrieved2 March2016.
- ^Humphries, Alex (14 May 2019)."Upper House victor plans to pass a 'women's lens' over Tasmanian legislation".ABC News.Retrieved15 May2019.
- ^"Franklin Recount – Completed".Tasmanian Electoral Commission.Retrieved6 February2020.
- ^"Tasmanian premier reveals cabinet shuffle".7News. 17 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Street, Nic".Members of theParliament of Tasmania.Retrieved24 July2022.
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