Yasmin Catley
MP
Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism
Assumed office
5 April 2023
PremierChris Minns
Preceded byPaul Toole (as Minister for Police)
Minister for the Hunter
Assumed office
3 August 2023
PremierChris Minns
Preceded byTim Crakanthorp
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales
In office
2 July 2019 – 28 May 2021
LeaderJodi McKay
Preceded byPenny Sharpe
Succeeded byPrue Car
Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)
In office
2 July 2019 – 28 May 2021
LeaderJodi McKay
Preceded byPenny Sharpe
Succeeded byPrue Car
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Swansea
Assumed office
28 March 2015
Preceded byGarry Edwards
Personal details
Born
Yasmin Maree Catley

1967 or 1968 (age 55–56)[1]
Summerland Point, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseRobert Coombs
Residence(s)Swansea, New South Wales
OccupationLibrarian
ProfessionPolitician
Websitewww.yasmincatley.com

Yasmin Maree Catley is an Australian politician who has served as Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism in New South Wales since 2023. She was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Swansea for the Labor Party at the 2015 New South Wales state election.[2]

Formerly a librarian with the Lake Macquarie City Council, she has worked in the offices of Federal Labor MPs Greg Combet and Anthony Albanese. She is married to Robert Coombs who himself served as the member for Swansea from 2007 to 2011.[3]

Catley was appointed to the Shadow Ministry by NSW Labor Leader Luke Foley as the Shadow Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation in March 2015.[2][4]

From June 2019 to May 2021, Catley was Deputy Leader of the ALP and hence Deputy Leader of the Opposition.[5] Catley resigned as deputy leader on 28 May 2021 along with leader Jodi McKay.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Women take the reins for NSW Labor". Newcastle Herald. 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Ms Yasmin Maree Catley, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. ^ "NSW Election 2015 – Swansea". ABC News. March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ^ "NSW Labor reshuffle sees Ryan Park become NSW shadow treasurer". ABC News. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  5. ^ Rabe, Alexandra Smith, Lucy Cormack, Tom (28 May 2021). "NSW Labor set for bitter leadership battle after Jodi McKay resigns". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 May 2021.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay resigns 'for unity'". Australian Financial Review. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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