Guy Zangari
Zangari holding a sign in support of prison education in 2018.
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Fairfield
In office
26 March 2011 – 3 March 2023
Preceded byJoe Tripodi
Succeeded byDavid Saliba
Shadow Ministerial offices 2012–⁠2019
Shadow Minister for Police
In office
27 November 2018 – 3 July 2019
LeaderMichael Daley
Preceded byHimself (as Shadow Minister for Police and Justice)
Succeeded byLynda Voltz (as Shadow Minister for Police and Counter-Terrorism)
Shadow Minister for Corrections
In office
9 April 2015 – 3 July 2019
LeaderLuke Foley
Michael Daley
Preceded byPaul Lynch (as Shadow Minister for Justice)
Succeeded byChris Minns
Shadow Minister for Emergency Services
In office
9 April 2015 – 3 July 2019
LeaderLuke Foley
Michael Daley
Preceded byRon Hoenig
Succeeded byTrish Doyle
Shadow Minister for Justice and Police
In office
10 March 2016 – 27 November 2018
LeaderLuke Foley
Preceded byJodi McKay
Succeeded byHimself (as Shadow Minister for Police)
Shadow Minister for Sport
In office
9 April 2015 – 10 March 2016
LeaderLuke Foley
Preceded byHimself (as Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation)
Succeeded byLynda Voltz
Shadow Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events
In office
9 April 2015 – 10 March 2016
LeaderLuke Foley
Preceded byMick Veitch (as Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment)
Steve Whan (as Shadow Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing)
Succeeded byPenny Sharpe
Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs
In office
9 April 2015 – 10 March 2016
LeaderLuke Foley
Succeeded byLynda Voltz
Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Communities
In office
17 October 2012 – 8 April 2015
LeaderJohn Robertson
Luke Foley
Preceded byRobert Furolo
Succeeded bySophie Cotsis (as Minister for Multiculturalism)
Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation
In office
27 March 2014 – 8 April 2015
LeaderJohn Robertson
Luke Foley
Preceded byBarry Collier
Succeeded byHimself (as Shadow Minister for Sport)
Personal details
Born
Gaetano Zangari

1970 or 1971 (age 52–53)[1]
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseMelissa Pellegrino
ChildrenFour
Alma materAustralian Catholic University
OccupationTeacher

Gaetano "Guy" Zangari (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]

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

  1. ↑ Nicholls, Sean (18 November 2010). "Not your average Guy picked by Labor to replace Joe Tripodi". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ↑ "Mr (Guy) Gaetano ZANGARI, BEd MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ NSW Labor Local MPs and Candidates Archived 4 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine NSW Labor party. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Fairfield – NSW Votes 2011". ABC News. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Electorate Results: Fairfield". ABC News. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "State Electoral District of Fairfield". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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