Kevin Greene

Kevin Patrick Greene (born 18 October 1958), is an Australian former politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2011, and as a Councillor (2017–2022) and Mayor (2017–2021) of Georges River Council.

Early life and background Greene grew up in the St George region of southern Sydney, attending St Declan's Catholic Primary School in Penshurst, where his father was president of the parents and friends organisation.

Greene has a Diploma of Education and a Bachelor of Education and was a teacher before running for parliament, with his last position being as the principal of St Brendan's Catholic Primary School in Annandale, the smallest school in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney.

Greene was the New South Wales Minister for Gaming and Racing, Minister for Sport and Recreation, and Minister for Major Events. Greene lost his seat in the 2011 New South Wales state election.

Local government In June 2017, it was Greene announced he was standing as a Labor candidate for the Peakhurst Ward of the newly created Georges River Council. At the subsequent local government elections on 9 September 2017, he was elected in the first position as a Councillor, with the Labor ticket taking 42% of the first preference vote (1.69 quotas), enough to elect the second person on his ticket.

At the first meeting of the elected council on 25 September 2017, Greene was elected unopposed as the inaugural mayor of Georges River Council, and was re-elected in September 2021 to the December 2021 election. At the 2021 local government elections, Greene stood again for Peakhurst Ward and was re-elected on the first count. Although re-elected to council, Greene retired from the position of mayor when his term expired on 30 December 2021, to be succeeded by Nick Katris. In September 2022, Greene announced his retirement as a Peakhurst Ward councillor, with his resignation to take effect from 31 October 2022.

Post-political career In June 2022, Greene was appointed as a director representing the metropolitan members on the board of the New South Wales Rugby League. Greene is also Chair of the NSWRL Referees Association. Greene is also a board member and deputy chair of Cricket NSW. He was also a recipient of the Australian Sports Medal in 2000.