Mark Coure

The Honourable
Mark Coure
MP
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Oatley
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 March 2011
Preceded byKevin Greene
Majority1.3 points
Minister for Multiculturalism
In office
21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) – 28 March 2023 (2023-03-28)
Preceded byNatalie Ward
Succeeded bySteve Kamper
Minister for Seniors
In office
21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) – 28 March 2023 (2023-03-28)
Preceded byNatalie Ward
Succeeded byJodie Harrison
Personal details
Born14 September[1]
Hurstville Grove
Political partyLiberal Party
ResidencePenshurst[2]
Signature
Websitewww.markcoure.com.au Edit this at Wikidata

Mark Joseph Coure (/ˈkuːreɪ/ KOO-ray)[3] is an Australian politician. He is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Oatley for the Liberal Party since 2011[4] and served in the second Perrottet ministry.

Early years and background

Coure was educated at St Joseph's[clarification needed] at Oatley, then Marist College Penshurst and Kogarah.[5] He was a business operator and franchisee owner of Mortgage Choice, a mortgage broking service.[5]

Local government

Coure was elected to Kogarah City Council representing West Ward in 2004, and was re-elected in 2008 with an increased majority.[citation needed] He has been chair of the council's Development and Assessment Committee, the Assets & Services Committee, and the Governance & Finance Committee.

State politics

Mark Coure MP in 2013

In 2011 Coure contested the normally safe Labor seat of Oatley in the St George-Kogarah district.[6] Coure was elected with a swing of 15.9 points, winning the seat with 50.5 per cent of the two-party vote.[7] Coure's opponent was the incumbent Labor sitting member, Kevin Greene who had held the seat for 12 years.

Coure was appointed to the Independent Commission Against Corruption Committee on 22 June 2011.[4] Coure was appointed Deputy Whip of the New South Wales Parliament's Legislative Assembly in 2015. In 2019, he was elected Assistant Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

In July 2020 The Daily Telegraph reported on Coure's ties to a businessman linked to the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party.[8]

In December 2021 Coure was appointed as the Minister for Multiculturalism and the Minister for Seniors in the Perrottet government.[9] [10]

References

  1. ^ "Oatley Park Adventure Inclusive Playspace". Hansard. 23 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Candidates - The Legislative Assembly District of Penshurst". Elections NSW. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU) (30 April 2024). "Mark Coure MP – 109th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide". YouTube. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Mr Mark Joseph Coure, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Liberal Party Endorses Mark Coure for Oatley". 2011 candidates. Liberal Party. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  6. ^ Trembath, Murray (5 April 2011). "New Oatley Liberal MP vows to deliver". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  7. ^ Green, Antony (5 April 2011). "Oatley". NSW Votes 2011. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Cabinet hopeful Mark Coure's close links to Chinese businessman with ties to United Front revealed". The Daily Telegraph. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  10. ^ Trembath, Murray (20 December 2021). "Petinos and Coure join State Cabinet". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Oatley
2011–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Multiculturalism
2021–2023 		Succeeded by
Minister for Seniors
2021–2023 		Succeeded by