Ben Franklin (Australian politician)
Ben Franklin | |
|---|---|
| President of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Mason-Cox |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2019 | |
| In office 28 March 2015 – 1 March 2019 | |
| Minister for Aboriginal Affairs | |
| In office 21 December 2021 – 28 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Don Harwin |
| Succeeded by | David Harris |
| Minister for the Arts | |
| In office 21 December 2021 – 28 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Don Harwin |
| Succeeded by | John Graham |
| Minister for Regional Youth | |
| In office 21 December 2021 – 28 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Bronnie Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister for Tourism | |
| In office 5 August 2022 – 28 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Stuart Ayres (Tourism and Sport) |
| Succeeded by | John Graham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 or 1973 (age 51–52) |
| Political party | The Nationals |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (until c. 2008) |
| Residence | Byron Bay |
Benjamin Cameron Franklin (born 1972/1973) is an Australian politician. He served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from March 2015 until March 2019, representing the National Party. He resigned in 2019 to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Ballina, but was defeated by the incumbent Greens MP Tamara Smith. In May 2019, he was appointed to fill the casual vacancy caused by his own resignation. Franklin served as the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, the Minister for the Arts, and the Minister for Regional Youth in the second Perrottet ministry from December 2021 to March 2023.
Prior to his election, Franklin served as the State Director of the Nationals between 2008 and 2015.