Stuart Ayres
Stuart Ayres | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in New South Wales | |
| In office 5 October 2021 – 3 August 2022 | |
| Leader | Dominic Perrottet |
| Preceded by | Dominic Perrottet |
| Succeeded by | Matt Kean |
| Minister for Western Sydney | |
| In office 30 January 2017 – 5 August 2022 | |
| Premier | Gladys Berejiklian Dominic Perrottet |
| Preceded by | Mike Baird |
| Succeeded by | David Elliott |
| Minister for Tourism | |
| In office 2 April 2019 – 5 August 2022 | |
| Premier | Gladys Berejiklian Dominic Perrottet |
| Preceded by | Adam Marshall (as Minister for Tourism and Major Events) |
| Succeeded by | Ben Franklin |
| Minister for Investment | |
| In office 2 April 2019 – 5 August 2022 | |
| Premier | Gladys Berejiklian Dominic Perrottet |
| Succeeded by | Alister Henskens (as Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade) |
| Minister for Sport | |
| In office 21 December 2021 – 5 August 2022 | |
| Premier | Dominic Perrottet |
| Preceded by | Natalie Ward (as Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans) |
| Succeeded by | Alister Henskens (as Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade) |
| In office 23 April 2014 – 2 April 2019 | |
| Premier | Mike Baird Gladys Berejiklian |
| Preceded by | Gabrielle Upton (as Minister for Sport and Recreation) |
| Succeeded by | John Sidoti (as Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans) |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Penrith | |
| In office 19 June 2010 – 25 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Karyn Paluzzano |
| Succeeded by | Karen McKeown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stuart Laurence Ayres 24 November 1980 (age 44) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Domestic partner | Marise Payne (2007–2024) |
| Residence(s) | Mulgoa, New South Wales |
| Education | St Dominic's College |
| Alma mater | ACPE |
Stuart Laurence Ayres (born 24 November 1980) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 19 June 2010 to 25 March 2023, representing the electorate of Penrith as a member of the Liberal Party.
He also served as the Deputy Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party in the Perrottet ministry from October 2021 to August 2022 and was the New South Wales Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade, the Minister for Tourism and Sport, and the Minister for Western Sydney from December 2021 to August 2022, until his resignation due to an investigation into his role in the John Barilaro trade commissioner scandal.
Ayres has previously served as the Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney and as the Minister for Trade and Industry from October to December 2021; as the Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney in the second Berejiklian ministry; as the Minister for Sport from April 2014, as the Minister for WestConnex and as the Minister for Western Sydney from January 2017 until March 2019 in the first Berejiklian ministry; as the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events between 2015 and 2017; as the Minister for Police and Emergency Services during 2014 and 2015; as the Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney between 2013 and 2015; and as the Minister for Fair Trading between 2013 and 2014.