Matthew Mason-Cox

Matthew Mason-Cox
President of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
4 May 2021  9 May 2023
Preceded byJohn Ajaka
Succeeded byBen Franklin
Member of New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
28 September 2006  3 March 2023
Preceded byPatricia Forsythe
Minister for Fair Trading
In office
6 May 2014  2 April 2015
Preceded byStuart Ayres
Succeeded byJohn Barilaro (as Minister for Small Business)
Personal details
Born
Matthew Ryan Mason-Cox
Political partyLiberal (2006–2021, 2021–present)
Independent (2021)
SpouseWendy Mason-Cox
Children2 sons, 2 daughters
Residence(s)Queanbeyan, New South Wales
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
Websitewww.matthewmason-cox.com.au

Matthew Ryan Mason-Cox is an Australian politician who served as President of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 4 May 2021 until 9 May 2023. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Liberal Party from 28 September 2006 until 3 March 2023, with a short two-week stint as an Independent in May 2021. Mason-Cox was the Minister for Fair Trading between May 2014 and April 2015 in the first Baird ministry (one of the shortest ministerial careers in NSW) and served as Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia in the Legislative Council during 2014 and 2015.