| The Honourable Mike Baird MP |
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| Treasurer of New South Wales | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 4 April 2011 |
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| Premier | Barry O'Farrell |
| Preceded by | Eric Roozendaal |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Manly |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2007 |
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| Preceded by | David Barr |
| Majority | 32.4% |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Kerryn Baird |
| Relations | Bruce Baird (father) |
| Children | Laura, Kate and Luke Baird |
| Alma mater | The University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Christian (Anglican)[1] |
| Website | http://www.mikebaird.com.au/ |
Michael Bruce "Mike" Baird MP, an Australian politician, is the Treasurer of New South Wales in the O'Farrell Government since 2011. He is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Manly for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2007.
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Baird is the son of Bruce Baird, a former New South Wales Minister and Member of Parliament, and a former Member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing Cook for the Liberal Party. His sister is journalist Julia Baird. Mike Baird is married to Kerryn and together they have had three children; Laura, Cate, and Luke.
Baird joined the National Australia Bank (NAB) under a graduate program, working investment banking for Deutsche Bank as a senior manager before spending a year in Canada studying for the Anglican ministry. At age 29, Baird unsuccessfully sought preselection for Manly, and returned to NAB, working in London, before returning to Sydney to work for HSBC Australia.[2]
Baird was elected to the New South Wales Parliament in 2007.[3] After initially serving time in a range of junior shadow ministries, in 2008 Baird was promoted to the position of Shadow Treasurer and touted as a future Liberal leader.[4][2] Following the election of the O'Farrell government in 2011, Baird was appointed Treasurer, although O'Farrell removed some of Baird's ministerial responsibilities, transferring the authority for land tax, gaming tax, payroll tax, public service superannuation and the Office of State Revenue to Greg Pearce, the Minister for Finance and Services.[5]
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| Preceded by Eric Roozendaal |
Treasurer of New South Wales 2011–present |
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| Parliament of New South Wales | ||
| Preceded by David Barr |
Member for Manly 2007–present |
Incumbent |
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