Former NSW treasurer Matt Kean appointed head of Climate Change Authority

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Matt Kean has been appointed to lead the Climate Change Authority, less than a week after announcing his resignation from state politics.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Kean as the organisation's next chair, saying the long-serving state Liberal MP was "uniquely qualified" for the position.Matt Kean has been appointed to lead the Climate Change Authority.

"Mr Kean understands the opportunity that the transition to clean energy represents for our nation. He understood it as a member of the NSW government and he understands it as someone who has focused his working life in recent years on making a difference." "I intend to follow the tradition... the experts tell us – and I agree – that if we get the transition right, we cannot only put downward pressure on electricity bills for families and businesses right across the country but protect our environment and make our economy even stronger and more prosperous for everyone forever."Anthony Albanese said Kean was "uniquely qualified" for the job.

After the 2019 election he was given the energy and environment portfolio in Gladys Berejiklian's government, and became treasurer and later deputy Liberal leader under Dominic Perrottet.

 

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