Hon. Bob Debus
NSW Attorney General and Minister for the Environment
The NSW Attorney General was born in Ryde, Sydney in 1943. He held the seat of Blue Mountains between 1981-88 and was re-elected on 25 March 1995 and 27 March 1999.
Mr Debus has held several Ministerial positions in the NSW Government, including:
- March 2003 - Present - Attorney General and Minister for the Environment
- January 2001 - March 2003 - Attorney General, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Emergency Services, and Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts
- April 1999 - January 2001 - Minister for the Environment, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Corrective Services and Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts
- April 1998 - April 1999 - Minister for Energy, Minister for Tourism, Minister for Corrective Services, Minister for Emergency Services and Minister Assisting the Minister for the Arts
- December 1997 - April 1999 - Minister for Energy, Minister for Tourism, Minister for Corrective Services and Minister Assisting the Minister for the Arts
- April 1995 - December 1997 - Minister for Corrective Services, Minister for Emergency Services and Minister Assisting the Minister for the Arts
- 1986 - 1988 - Minister for Finance, Co-operative Societies and Assistant Minister for Education
When first elected to Cabinet in 1984, Mr Debus served as Minister for Employment and Minister for Finance.
Mr Debus holds a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Arts from Sydney University. He has worked as a publisher and lawyer having held the positions of Executive Producer of the ABC's Department of Radio Talks and Documentaries 1970, Executive Director of Australian Freedom from Hunger Campaign and Community Aid Abroad 1988-94 and Advisor to Federal Minister for Administrative Services 1994-95.
Mr Debus is a Board member of the Evatt Foundation and of the Australian Council for Overseas Aid.