Nic Street
Australian politician
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Nicholas Adam Street (born 1979) is an Australian politician. He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in a countback conducted on 1 March 2016, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Paul Harriss, and served until his defeat at the 2018 state election. He was then re-elected on 6 February 2020, filling a vacancy caused by the resignation of Will Hodgman.
1979 (age 46–47)
Nic Street | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Franklin | |
| In office 6 February 2020 – 19 July 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Will Hodgman |
| Succeeded by | Peter George |
| In office 3 March 2016 – 3 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Harriss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas Adam Street 1979 (age 46–47) Tasmania, Australia |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
| Occupation | Supermarket operator |
Street graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2001 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, and then operated his family's business, an IGA supermarket in Blackmans Bay. In November 2011, he was elected to Kingborough Council.[1]
In February 2015 and again in February 2016, Street apologised for a post on Twitter made in November 2014 in which he called a fellow passenger on a flight from Hobart to Melbourne a "bitch" for reclining her seat, and included a hashtag "#shouldhavegotasmacktothehead". Street had deleted the tweet after a complaint from a Kingborough ratepayer, and undertook to work hard for the people of Franklin to demonstrate he was "better than one regrettable tweet".[2]
Street contested the Legislative Council seat of Nelson for the Liberals at the 2019 periodic election. He received the highest number of first-preference votes (23.7 per cent), but was defeated on preferences by third-placed independent candidate Meg Webb.[3] On 6 February 2020, Street was re-elected to Franklin in a countback to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Will Hodgman.[4]
Street was appointed Minister for Sport and Recreation, Minister for Heritage, Minister for Science and Technology and Minister for Community Services and Development in February 2022.[5]
