Michael Holland

Michael Joseph Holland (born 24 September 1957) is an Australian politician and former obstetrician in southern NSW. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was elected at the 2022 Bega state by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

Holland is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who resigned from the Southern NSW Local Health District over concerns around maternity practices at Moruya Hospital. In 2021, he was preselected to run for the Labor Party in the 2022 Bega state by-election, held following the resignation of Liberal MP Andrew Constance. He won the seat on 14 February 2022 with a swing of 12%. From early on he experienced the effects of alcohol abuse and domestic violence in his family.

Politics Holland was elected in the 2022 Bega state by-election, with a 12.57-point swing, following the resignation of Liberal MP Andrew Constance. He was re-elected in the 2023 NSW general election with a further swing of 17.3%

On 11 May 2023, while Trish Doyle was giving a speech in the Legislative Assembly, a person with orthostatic intolerance collapsed in the public galleries. Holland jumped over from the chamber to the public galleries to assist the man and check his vitals, then put him in the recovering position and called paramedics. Holland was called a hero by the man who collapsed.

Personal life Holland's has spoken about the mental health issues within his family.

Holland's father was an alcoholic after serving during WW2 and abused Holland's mother. Holland's late brother had an alcohol addiction, mental health issues and was homeless. Two of Holland's daughters overdosed on medication due to mental health crises. Holland has also recounted his own troubles with suicidal thoughts and depression.