The Hon Matt Kean MP, NSW Treasurer and Minister for Energy gave an exclusive online briefing for Business Sydney's members and guests on the NSW Government's current management of the COVID19 pandemic and plans moving forward to recovery. Including the recent announcement of support packages for businesses as they move through the latest Omicron outbreak and towards economic recovery.
Matt Kean entered Parliament in 2011 and spent his early years advocating for stronger mental health policy.
Elevated to the NSW Cabinet in 2017, he was Appointed Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation in 2017, then appointed Minister for Energy and Environment in 2019 and appointed Treasurer in 2021.
He is focused on safely re-opening the economy and getting people back to work, and intends to invest in our economy and our people today to deliver a stronger, more prosperous, more sustainable future tomorrow.
An outspoken critic of “climate denialism” he has campaigned for greater and national action on climate change, arguing it’s not only good for the environment but it’s also good for our economy.
He has committed to increasing the size of the NSW National Park estate by over 400,000 hectares by the end of 2022 and in 2020 delivered the biggest renewable energy policy in Australia’s history.