Bob Nanva
The Hon. Bob Nanva | |
|---|---|
| Government Whip in the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2023 | |
| Deputy | Cameron Murphy |
| Preceded by | Shayne Mallard |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 25 March 2023 | |
| General Secretary of the New South Wales Labor Party | |
| In office 2019 – 28 April 2023 | |
| Deputy | Dominic Offner |
| Leader | Jodi McKay Chris Minns |
| Preceded by | Kaila Murnain |
| Succeeded by | Dominic Offner |
| National Secretary of the Rail Tram and Bus Union | |
| In office 2011–2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Mark Diamond |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | NSW Labor |
| Residence | Regentville[1] |
| Alma mater | Macquarie University |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Bob Nanva is an Australian trade unionist and politician who is currently serving as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.[2]
He previously served as National Secretary of the Rail Tram and Bus Union and as General Secretary of NSW Labor.[3]
Education[edit]
Nanva holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Macquarie University.[4]
Career[edit]
National Secretary of the RTBU[edit]
In 2011, he was appointed National Secretary of the Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU). He also served on the board of the Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council.[5] Following criminal charges being laid against CFMEU officials John Setka and John Reardon, Nanva said that Australia's industrial relations conflict had "become an exercise in mutually-assured destruction".[6] In 2015, Nanva criticised the inaugural speech of Labor MP Chris Minns, which called for reduced union influence within the party.[7] In 2016, he was also elected as Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU).[8][2] In 2017, Nanva criticised the resignation of Fair Work Commission vice-president Graeme Watson, calling for new limits on the employment activities of commissioners who resigned from the organisation.[9] In 2019, Nanva resigned as RTBU National Secretary[10] and ceased to be Vice President of the ACTU.[2]
Labor Party[edit]
Nanva is a member of the Mulock Nepean Branch of the NSW Labor Party[2] and served as a local councillor on Burwood City Council. He has been a policy advisor to both State and Federal Labor Governments.[4] In 2019, he was appointed as General-Secretary of NSW Labor and served on the party's Administrative Committee and National Executive.[2]
Nanva was endorsed as a Labor candidate for the New South Wales Legislative Council in the 2023 election[11][12] and was elected.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Candidates - Legislative Council Group D: LABOR". Elections NSW. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "The Hon. Bob NANVA, MLC". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Bob Nanva - Member of the Legislative Council". NSW Labor. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Bob Nanva". NSW Labor. NSW Labor. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Bob Nanva - ABC News". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Nanva, Bob. "Mutually-Assured Destruction in Australia's IR war". RTBU. Rail Tram and Bus Union. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Nicholls, Sean (13 May 2015). "Union boss Bob Nanva says Labor MPs should be forced to do 'real world' work experience". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Nanva elected as ACTU Vice President". RTBU. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Joe (26 January 2017). "Watson 'undermining FWC'". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Craft, Hannah (21 October 2019). "Mark Diamond appointed as RTBU National Secretary". RTBU Express. Rail, Tram and Bus Union. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Smith, Alexandra; Rabe, Tom (25 January 2023). "NSW Labor boss to shift to upper house after Minns makes captain's pick". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Raper, Ashleigh (25 January 2023). "Senior NSW Labor figure parachuted into parliamentary spot, replacing Khal Asfour". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Legislative Council Results - NSW Election 2023". ABC News. Retrieved 26 April 2023.