Career
Constance previously served as the Treasurer of New South Wales and the Minister for Industrial Relations between 2014 and 2015 in the first Baird government. The Minister for Ageing and Disability Services between 2011 and 2013. And the Minister for Finance and Services, between 2013 and 2014, in the O"Farrell government.
Constance previously worked as a corporate affairs consultant representing large industry associations and multinationals in the Asia-Pacific region.
A former President of the Young Liberals, his family connections in the Bega area stem back to the 1860s when his great-great-grandfather, James Constance, drove a team of bullocks through the Bega Valley. Constance was appointed Minister for Ageing and Disability Services in 2011 and championed the person-centred reforms which were necessary steps towards the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Under Constance"s stewardship, NSW became the first Australian state or territory to agree to the full funding of the scheme with the Commonwealth. Constance was promoted as Minister for Finance and Services in 2013 after the sacking of Greg Pearce, with the portfolio of Ageing and Disability Services transferred to John Ajaka.
Due to the resignation of Barry O"Farrell as Premier, and the subsequent ministerial reshuffle by Mike Baird, the former Treasurer and new Liberal Leader, in April 2014 Constance was appointed as Treasurer.
And his responsibilities expanded to include Industrial Relations less than one month later. Constance handed down his first Budget on 17 June 2014. Following the 2015 state election, Constance was demoted to Minister for Transport and Infrastructure.
As transport minister, Constance has publicly stated he can "understand the concerns for safety and reliability when it comes to public transport", because he was mugged on a train in his youth.