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Brad Hazzard
Bradley Ronald Hazzard (born 30 August 1951), an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Health and Medical Research since January 2017 in the Berejiklian government. Hazzard is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Wakehurst for the Liberal Party since 1991. Hazzard has previously served as the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and the Minister Assisting the Premier on Infrastructure NSW in the O'Farrell government between 2011 and 2014; as the Attorney General of New South Wales and the Minister for Justice between 2014 and 2015 in the first Baird ministry; and as the Minister for Family and Community Services and the Minister for Social Housing between April 2015 and January 2017 in the second Baird government.
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Born
1951-08-30
Birth Place
Sydney
Education
University_of_Sydney
Political Ideology
Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(New_South_Wales_Division)
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