James Griffin (Australian politician)
James Griffin | |
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Manly | |
Assumed office 8 April 2017 | |
Preceded by | Mike Baird |
Deputy Mayor of Manly | |
In office 5 October 2015 – 12 May 2016 | |
Mayor | Jean Hay |
Preceded by | Steve Pickering |
Succeeded by | Council abolished |
Councillor of Manly Council | |
In office 8 September 2012 – 12 May 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Manly, New South Wales, Australia |
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia (NSW Division) |
Alma mater | University of Notre Dame Australia |
James Henry Griffin is an Australian politician. He is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electoral district of Manly for the Liberal Party of Australia. Griffin was elected on 8 April 2017 at the Manly state by-election held to replace the previous member, former Premier of New South Wales Mike Baird.
Griffin went to school at St Mary's Cathedral College, and in 2006 was one of the first students to enrol at the Sydney campus of the University of Notre Dame Australia, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2008.[1]
Griffin was appointed as an Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Business at the University of Notre Dame, Sydney. Griffin co-founded SR7, a social media risk consulting company, in 2009.[2] In February 2014, SR7 was acquired by professional service group KPMG, with Griffin joining the firm as a Director in the Risk Consulting Practice.[3]
Griffin was also involved in local government, serving a single term as a councillor on Manly Council, and as deputy mayor under Mayor Jean Hay from 2015 to 2016 when the council was amalgamated into the Northern Beaches Council. His mother, Cathy Griffin, was also a councillor in Manly and currently in Northern Beaches, albeit as a member of the NSW Greens.[4]
References
- ^ "Uni student to deputy mayor in just 10 years". The Catholic Weekly. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Moss, Dan (26 November 2013). "How SR7 grew by talking about social media risk while others were spruiking the benefits". SmartCompany. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Nicholls, Sean (1 April 2017). "Liberal candidate for Manly James Griffin may have traded company while insolvent". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Premier's departure lures would-be pollies into fight for Mike Baird's vacated Manly seat". Manly Daily. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.