Nathan Rees

Nathan Rees ( born February 12, 1968 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian politician of the Australian Labor Party (ALP ), which was between 2008 and 2009 premier of New South Wales.

Life

Rees became involved after his education in the union and was first secretary of the Union of Municipal and county employees ( Municipal and Shire Employees Union ), before he was an advisor to several Ministers of Labour of New South Wales.

His political career began when he was a candidate for the ALP in March 2007 in the constituency member of the Legislative Assembly of Toongabbie New South Wales has been selected. Shortly thereafter he was appointed by Prime Minister Morris Iemma Minister for Water Utilities and Emergency Services, and then took over in 2008, the Office of the Minister for Water, which had emerged from the former Ministry of Water Utilities.

In September 2008, Prime Minister Iemma announced a cabinet reshuffle, but then came into his own party on the resistance back. Then Rees was elected chairman of the ALP and took on 5 September 2008 after less than two years membership Parliament, the Office of the Prime Minister of New South Wales. At the same time he was during his period minister for the arts as well as 2009 for some time Minister for the Central Coast Region.

However, he has been deselected to 25 in December 2009 from his own party committee with 43 ​​so that on 4 December 2009, the previous Minister Kristina Keneally new Prime Minister was.