Mark Buttigieg

Politics Buttigieg stood for the Labor Party in the Division of Cook at the 2004 and 2007 federal elections. In 2008, he was elected as a councillor on the Sutherland Shire Council, representing C Ward and serving a single term. He did not seek re-election in 2012.

He later moved to Kyeemagh

In 2015, Buttigieg criticised calls from Kogarah MP, Chris Minns to reduce union influence in the Labor Party. In 2016, Buttigieg sought Labor preselection for the federal seat of Barton. Ultimately, Linda Burney was preselected and won the seat.

He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council at the 2019 New South Wales state election.

Following the election of the Minns government, Buttigieg was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations, Work Health and Safety, and Multiculturalism.

On 19 October 2023, Buttigieg signed an open letter which condemned attacks against Israeli and Palestinian civilians during the Gaza war.