Mike Gallacher
Mike Gallacher | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Police and Emergency Services | |
| In office 3 April 2011 – 2 May 2014 | |
| Premier | Barry O'Farrell Mike Baird |
| Preceded by | Michael Daley (as Minister for Police) Steve Whan (as Minister for Emergency Services) |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Ayres |
| Minister for the Central Coast | |
| In office 9 December 2013 – 2 May 2014 | |
| Premier | Barry O'Farrell Mike Baird |
| Preceded by | Chris Hartcher |
| Succeeded by | Rob Stokes |
| Minister for Industrial Relations | |
| In office 23 April 2014 – 2 May 2014 | |
| Premier | Mike Baird |
| Preceded by | Mike Baird |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Constance |
| Minister for the Hunter | |
| In office 3 April 2011 – 18 December 2013 | |
| Premier | Barry O'Farrell |
| Preceded by | Chris Hartcher |
| Succeeded by | Rob Stokes |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| In office 17 April 1996 – 6 April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Mutch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1961 Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Independent (from 2014) Liberal (to 2014) |
| Spouse | Judy Gallacher |
| Alma mater | University of New England |
Michael Joseph Gallacher (born 27 September 1961) is an Australian former politician. He was the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Vice-president of the Executive Council in the O'Farrell government and Baird government from 2011 to 2014; the Minister for the Central Coast from December 2013 to May 2014; and the Minister for Industrial Relations in the Baird government from April to May 2014. Gallacher has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 1996. He was the Minister for the Hunter between 2011 and 2014.
In May 2014, Gallacher resigned as Minister after being named in the Independent Commission Against Corruption for alleged involvement in a corrupt scheme to receive illegal political donations. He resigned from parliament in April 2017.