The Hon. Anoulach Chanthivong
The Hon. Analack Chanthivong
NSW Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology
NSW Minister for Fair Trading and Better Regulation, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Innovation Science and Technology, Minister for Building, and Minister for Corrections
About
After his election as Member for Macquarie Fields in 2015, Anoulack was appointed Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Minister for Building and Minister for Corrections, following the election of the Minns Labor Government in March 2023. Between 2021 and 2022, he served as Shadow Minister for Finance and Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade.
Before entering Parliament, Anoulack worked as an economist for 13 years and served as a councillor and later as mayor on Campbelltown City Council.
He completed a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Sydney and later undertook postgraduate studies in economics and public administration at the University of Sydney and the London School of Economics.
After moving to Australia from Laos with his parents and brothers when he was just six, Anoulack attended Robert Townson Primary and Robert Townson High School in Raby.
On the weekends and after school, Anoulack helped out at his family’s small grocery store where he learnt the value of hard work and the challenges of small business.