Background
Berejiklian was born in Sydney and has a Bachelor of Arts (1992), a graduate diploma in international studies (1996) from the University of Sydney and a Masters in Commerce from the University of New South Wales (2001).
Berejiklian was born in Sydney and has a Bachelor of Arts (1992), a graduate diploma in international studies (1996) from the University of Sydney and a Masters in Commerce from the University of New South Wales (2001).
University of New South Wales.
She is also the Deputy Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party. Berejiklian has previously served as the Minister for Transport and the Minister for the Hunter in the first Baird government. She served a term on the Armenian National Committee of Australia.
Berejiklian joined the Liberal Party in 1993 and was president of the New South Wales Young Liberal Party (1997-1998), being the third female president in its history.
She also served as a Delegate to State Council (1996–2003), Urban Representative of the NSW Liberal Party State Executive (1997–2003), Campaign Director for State seat of Willougby (1999) and Chair of Convention Committee (2002). Berejiklian also worked for Peter Collins and Senator Helen Coonan and the Commonwealth Bank as general manager, Youth Retail Banking and Government & Industry Affairs.
Elected as the Member for Willoughby in 2003, Berejiklian joined the frontbench in 2005 as Shadow Minister for Mental Health and was appointed to the opposition frontbench portfolio of Transport by Peter Debnam in 2006. Following the 2007 State election, she was given the shadow portfolio of Citizenship by Opposition Leader O"Farrell.
Following the election of the O"Farrell government at the 2011 state election, on 3 April 2011 Berejiklian was appointed Transport Minister.
Berejiklian has been outspoken against the former NSW Labor Government"s handling of trains, buses and ferries. On 17 April 2014, Mike Baird was elected Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party and Berejiklian was elected Deputy Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party following the resignation of Barry O"Farrell. In a subsequent ministerial reshuffle, in addition to her existing responsibilities, on 23 April 2014 Berejiklian was sworn in as the Minister for the Hunter.
Following the 2015 state election, Berejiklian was appointed as Treasurer of New South Wales and Minister for Industrial Relations following a cabinet reshuffle announced on 1 April 2015 by Premier Baird.
Berejiklian is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Willoughby for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2003.