Fred Nile

Who is Fred Nile?

Reverend Frederick John "Fred" Nile ED LTh MLC is an Australian politician and ordained Christian minister. Nile has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 1981, except for a period in 2004 when he resigned to unsuccessfully contest the Australian Senate at the 2004 federal election. Nile was re-elected at the March 2007 state election and is currently Assistant President of the Legislative Council. He is the longest-serving member of the New South Wales parliament and has announced his decision to accept the CDP nomination for the NSW Legislative Council at the next NSW State Election 28 March 2015.