Duncan Gay

The Honourable
Duncan Gay
MLC
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Assumed office
6 May 2014
Premier Mike Baird
Preceded by Mike Gallacher
Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
Assumed office
6 May 2014
Leader Mike Baird
Preceded by Mike Gallacher
Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight
Assumed office
2 April 2015
Premier Mike Baird
Preceded by himself (Roads and Freight)
Minister for Roads and Freight
In office
23 April 2014 – 2 April 2015
Premier Mike Baird
Preceded by himself (Roads and Ports)
Succeeded by himself (Roads, Maritime and Freight)
Minister for the North Coast
In office
17 October 2014 – 2 April 2015
Premier Andrew Stoner
Preceded by Andrew Stoner
Succeeded by portfolio abolished
Minister for Roads and Ports
In office
3 April 2011 – 23 April 2014
Premier Barry O'Farrell
Preceded by David Borger (Roads)
Eric Roozendaal (Ports and Waterways)
Succeeded by himself (Roads and Freight)
Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
In office
3 May 2011 – 6 May 2014
Leader Barry O'Farrell
Mike Baird
Preceded by Eric Roozendaal
Succeeded by John Ajaka
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Assumed office
19 March 1988
Personal details
Born (1950-05-02) 2 May 1950
Crookwell, New South Wales
Political party The Nationals
Spouse(s) Katie Gay
Children Two
Education Newington College
Website Parliamentary biography

Duncan John Gay (born 2 May 1950), an Australian politician, has been the Vice-President of the Executive Council of New South Wales and the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council since May 2014; and the Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight since April 2015.[1][2] Gay is the Leader of the Nationals in the Legislative Council and has been a member of the Council since 1988, represent The Nationals.[3]

He served as the Minister for Roads and Freight, has played a key role in the implementation of the NSW nanny state and as the Minister for the North Coast between 2014 and 2015 in the first Baird government;[4][5][6] and the Minister for Roads and Ports in the O'Farrell ministry between 2011 and 2014.[7]

Early life

Gay was born and raised in Crookwell, New South Wales near Goulburn and educated at Crookwell District Rural School.[8] He attended Newington College (1962-1967) in Sydney as a boarding student before studying accountancy and wool classing.[9] He is married to Katie and they have two children.[8]

Prior to his political career, Gay owned a small trucking company and managed his family’s grazing property at Crookwell.[8]

Political career

Gay was elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council in March 1988[10] and has been a member of the National Party since 1974;[8] and served in various portfolios and positions while in Opposition.[7][8]

Following the election of the O'Farrell government at the 2011 election, Gay was appointed as the Minister for Roads and Ports in the New South Wales government. Following the resignation of Barry O'Farrell as Premier,[11] and the subsequent ministerial reshuffle by Mike Baird, the new Liberal Leader,[4] in April 2014 the name of Gay's portfolio changed to Minister for Roads and Freight;[12] the responsibilities as Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council were added in May 2014;[5][7] and as Minister for the North Coast added in October 2014.[6] Following the 2015 state election, Gay's portfolio responsibilities were amended slightly and renamed as Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight.

Major activities in Gay's term as Minister for Roads include commencement of planning for the introduction of the controversial WestConnex;,[13][14][15] a road project that has had its costs reported to be overrun by 1.4 billion dollars.[16] Gay has announced the preferred construction contractor for the NorthConnex;[17][18][19] and the continued duplication of the Pacific Highway.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]

Gay has also been responsible for a number of highly controversial ministry decisions; these include his anti-LGTBI stance removing the rainbow striping on Taylor Square Oxford street in 2013,[32] the anti-cycling decision to remove the 5 million dollar cycleway on College St in 2015[33][34] and mismanaging the constructions costs of the Tibby Cotter bridge[35][36] – claimed to reflect poorly on his ability to manage the much larger construction of the WestConnex project.[37] On 21 December 2015, Gay announced penalty increases and new ID requirements for cyclists in 2016 as a product of consensus with bicycle advocacy groups.[38][39] However, the ID requirements were reported to be against the advice of his own department[33] and the advocacy groups oppose the fine and ID changes and rejected the claim they were based on consensus.[40][41][42] His anti-cycling policies have been questioned in the media due to his prior comment that he was a "bike lane skeptic."[33][43]

References

  1. ↑ Hasham, Nicole (3 April 2015). "Premier Mike Baird's new NSW cabinet sworn in: Gladys Berejiklian and Gabrielle Upton first female Treasurer and Attorney-General". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Coultan, Mark (1 April 2015). "Mike Baird reveals NSW cabinet". The Australian. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Our Legislative Council Ministers". The Nationals Team. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  4. 1 2 Nicholls, Sean (22 April 2014). "Mike Baird's cabinet reshuffle a preparation for next election". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  5. 1 2 Hasham, Nicole (6 May 2014). "Stuart Ayres shines on first day as Police Minister". The Age. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  6. 1 2 Nicholls, Sean (17 October 2014). "John Barilaro elevated as Andrew Stoner suddenly quits cabinet". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "The Hon. Duncan John Gay, MLC". Parliament of New South Wales. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Biography of The Hon Duncan Gay MLC". The Nationals. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  9. ↑ Register of Past Students 1863–1998. Newington College. 1999. p. 71.
  10. ↑ Dickson, E.I. (19 March 1988). "Statistical Returns – Periodic Election for Legislative Council (49th Parliament)".
  11. ↑ "Barry O'Farrell quits as NSW Premier over memory fail". The Australian. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Mike Baird's NSW cabinet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  13. ↑ http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-cost-of-sydneys-controversial-westconnex-motorway-has-blown-out-by-a-staggering-5-billion-in-3-years-2015-6
  14. ↑ "WestConnex". Have Your Say. NSW Government Sydney Motorways Project Office. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  15. ↑ Shakibaei, Bambul (10 October 2012). "Transport for NSW vs Infrastructure NSW". Transport Sydney. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  16. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/westconnex-14-billion-blowout-higher-bills-for-years-to-come-20151120-gl41xb.html
  17. ↑ "Transurban announces preferred contractor for NorthConnex (PDF)" (PDF). Transurban. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  18. ↑ "NorthConnex tunnel: Tony Abbott and Barry O'Farrell give go-ahead to $3b project to link M1 and M2 in Sydney". ABC. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  19. ↑ "Missing NSW road link step closer". The Western Australian. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  20. ↑ "Banora Point project". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  21. ↑ "Tintenbar to Ewingsdale". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  22. ↑ "Ballina bypass". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  23. ↑ "Pimlico to Teven upgrade". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  24. ↑ "Devils Pulpit upgrade". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  25. ↑ "Glenugie upgrade". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  26. ↑ "Sapphire to Woolgoolga". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  27. ↑ "Nambucca Heads to Urunga upgrade". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  28. ↑ "Frederickton to Eungai". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  29. ↑ "Kempsey Bypass". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  30. ↑ "Herons Creek to Stills Road Upgrade". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  31. ↑ "Bulahdelah upgrade". Roads and Maritime Services. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  32. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/safety-concerns-over-the-rainbow-so-gay-says-taylor-squares-colourful-crossing-must-go/story-fngr8h22-1226607513606
  33. 1 2 3 http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/25/sydney-australia-bike-lane-skeptic-cycling-duncan-gay-cycleways
  34. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/as-duncan-gay-considers-cycling-licences-bike-lanes-shown-to-be-highly-effective-20140502-zr3ff.html
  35. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/the-tibby-cotter-walkway-to-the-scg-a-bargain-at-1700-a-trip-20150708-gi7m6w.html
  36. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/albert-tibby-cotter-bridge-blows-out-by-13m-as-duncan-gay-points-finger-at-heritage-council-of-nsw/story-fngr8h22-1227206766107
  37. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/audit-condemns-tibby-cotter-bridge-cost-blowout-20150917-gjokug.html
  38. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/cyclists-forced-to-carry-photo-identification-and-face-big-fines-under-new-rules-20151221-glsfo6.html
  39. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-22/new-south-wales-plan-for-cyclists-to-carry-id/7048244
  40. ↑ https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/general/media/3301/
  41. ↑ http://bicyclensw.org.au/news-from-bicycle-nsw/?postid=64107
  42. ↑ http://bicyclensw.org.au/news-from-bicycle-nsw/?postid=64245
  43. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/roads-minister-duncan-gay-joins-clover-moore-on-farcycle-built-for-two-with-airport-cycleways-brainsnap/story-fnpn118l-1227360808291&memtype=registered

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