About Joe Tripodi
Joseph Guerino Tripodi is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Fairfield for the Labor Party between 1995 and 2011. He was Minister for Finance, Infrastructure, Regulatory Reform, Ports and Waterways under former Premier Nathan Rees. A controversial figure during his time in politics, he declined to contest the 2011 state election and retired from public life in that year.
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