NSW Greens MLC and health spokeswoman Dr Amanda Cohn studied medicine at the University of NSW.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
Opposition spokesperson for skills,TAFE and tertiary education Justin Clancy studied veterinary science at the University of Sydney. He previously ran his own clinics in Albury and Wodonga.
Two in three MPs in the lower house have a bachelor’s degree,compared with four in five in the upper house.
A quarter of NSW politicians also completed postgraduate study. Four have PhDs and 29 have masters degrees.
Labor member of the Legislative Assembly Sarah Kaine titled her doctoral thesis “Managing labour in the residential aged care sector”. Coogee MP Marjorie O’Neill wrote hers on the late-life career choices of older workers.
Forty politicians in NSW parliament are alumni of the University of Sydney.Credit:Louise Kennerley
The top institution of choice was the University of Sydney. It has 40 alumni in state parliament,followed by the University of NSW and Macquarie University with 14 and 13 respectively.
Group of Eight universities dominate the list:62 of the 98 politicians with degrees attended one of these top institutions.
A handful of politicians also attended prestigious universities overseas:Premier Chris Minns studied public policy at Princeton in the US and Opposition Leader Mark Speakman studied law at Cambridge in Britain.
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