Guy Zangari

Guy Zangari
MP
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Fairfield
Assumed office
26 Mar 2011
Preceded by Joe Tripodi
Shadow Minister for Justice and Police
Assumed office
10 March 2016
Leader Luke Foley
Preceded by Jodi McKay
Shadow Minister for Corrections
Assumed office
9 April 2015
Leader Luke Foley
Shadow Minister for Emergency Services
Assumed office
9 April 2015
Leader Luke Foley
Preceded by Ron Hoenig
Personal details
Born Gaetano Zangari
Political party Labor Party
Spouse(s) Melissa Pellegrino
Children Four
Alma mater Australian Catholic University
Occupation Teacher

Gaetano "Guy" Zangari is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since March 2011, representing the electorate of Fairfield.

Zangari was a teacher at various high schools in western Sydney for over 16 years. He spent over eight years teaching at Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield, and most recently was a Pastoral Care Coordinator at Freeman Catholic College in Bonnyrigg.[1]

On 18 November 2010, he was preselected unopposed for the seat of Fairfield to replace the former Member, Joe Tripodi, who announced he would be quitting parliament at the 2011 NSW state election. Zangari won with 40.7% of the votes, compared to Liberal party candidate Charbel Saliba who received 37.9%.[2]

At the 2015 NSW State Election, Guy secured 53.71% of the formal vote after preferences giving him a 15.2% swing back to Labor.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ NSW Labor Local MPs and Candidates NSW Labor party. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Fairfield – NSW Votes 2011". ABC News. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Electorate Results: Fairfield". ABC News. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "NSW State Election Results 2015: State Electoral District of Fairfield". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Joe Tripodi		 Member for Fairfield
2011–present		 Incumbent
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