Summary
Gaetano "Guy" Zangari (pronounced [ɡaeˈtaːno dzaŋˈɡaːri]; born 1970 or 1971) is an Australian former politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from March 2011 to March 2023, representing the electorate of Fairfield.[2] Zangari is a dual Australian and Italian citizen.[3]
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Fairfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 26 March 2011 – 3 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Joe Tripodi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | David Saliba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Gaetano Zangari 1970 or 1971 (age 52–53)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labor Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Melissa Pellegrino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Four | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Australian Catholic University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 later worked as a Pastoral Care Coordinator at Freeman Catholic College in Bonnyrigg.[4]
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%.[5] At the 2015 NSW state election, Guy secured 53.71% of the formal vote after preferences giving him a 15.2-point swing back to Labor.[6][7] At the 2019 NSW State Election, Guy increased his percentage of the vote to 57.23%.[8] He did not re-contest his seat at the 2023 New South Wales state election.
References edit
- ^ Nicholls, Sean (18 November 2010). "Not your average Guy picked by Labor to replace Joe Tripodi". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Mr (Guy) Gaetano ZANGARI, BEd MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Nicholls, Sean (16 November 2017). "Dual citizenship laws are a tangle of contradictions for NSW MPs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020.
- ^ NSW Labor Local MPs and Candidates Archived 4 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine NSW Labor party. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Fairfield – NSW Votes 2011". ABC News. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Electorate Results: Fairfield". ABC News. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "NSW State Election Results 2015: State Electoral District of Fairfield". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "State Electoral District of Fairfield". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.