Rick Colless

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rick Colless
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Nov 12, 1952(1952-11-12)
Age	72
Birthplace	Tamworth
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Scorpio

Rick Colless Biography

Rick Colless is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on November 12, 1952 in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. Colless’ great-great grandfather Richard Hargrave and his great, great uncle John Fletcher Hargrave both served in New South Wales Parliament. Richard Hargrave arrived in New South Wales on the sailing ship Argyle in 1838. Hargrave was elected the first member representing New England and Macleay at the first Legislative Assembly of New South Wales. Hargrave’s older brother John Fletcher Hargrave, QC arrived in New South Wales 1856. He served as a Legislative Council member from 1859 to 1861. John Hargrave, who was also appointed Representative of Government to the Legislative Council, served as Solicitor General and Attorney-General up until 1865.

Inverell Shire Council elected him in 1991. He served three terms as a councillor before becoming its mayor in 1999.

He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 30 August 2000 following the resignation of the National Party MLC Richard Bull. He was reelected in the 2007 and 2011 NSW elections.

Colless served as Chief Whip for The Nationals in the Upper House from 2002 until 2015, chaired the Standing Committee on State Development from 2011 to 2015 and was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources and Regional Planning from March 2015. He has also served on a number of other committees during his parliamentary term.

Colless was the son of Kenneth Hargrave Colless, a Tamworth native, and Yvonne Tipling. He was raised in Bundarra on a rural property near Inverell. Colless attended primary school via correspondence at the Blackfriars Correspond School in Sydney, and then he went on to secondary education at Tamworth High School and Singleton High School. Colless was awarded a cadetship by the Soil Conservation Service of the New South Wales. This led to his studies at Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Colless worked for 26 years for the Soil Conservation Service, including in several rural towns like Henty and Cowra. He also went on to work for Gunnedah, Gunnedah, Gunnedah, Inverell, and Goulburn.

Rick Colless Net Worth

Rick Colless is one of the richest Politician from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rick Colless 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Richard Hargrave Colless, born 12 November 1952, is an Australian politician. Colless represented the National Party as a member in the New South Wales Legislative Council between 2000 and 2019.

Colless and Toni Christine Brown were married in 1976. They have three children together. Colless and Toni Christine Brown divorced in 2010, and Colless married Geraldine Barton (nee Porter) in 2012.

He became the Chairman of the Inverell Branch of the National Party of Australia in 1996 and served in that role until 1999. He became Chairman of the New England Electorate Council in 1999 and served a term during 2000 on the Central Executive of the National Party.

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Rick Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Rick Colless celebrates birthday on November 12 of every year.