Philip Donato
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Donato in 2022
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| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Orange |
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| Assumed office 12 November 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Gee |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Independent (2022) |
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Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (2016–2022) |
| Residence | Orange[1] |
| Occupation | Police officer and prosecutor |
Philip Donato (Italian: [donˈato]; born 1972)[2] is an Australian politician. He was a Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from November 2016 to December 2022, and subsequently an independent, representing the electorate of Orange.[3]) Donato was a police officer and prosecutor before entering politics, and was elected at a by-election following the resignation of National Party MP Andrew Gee.[4][5]
He is the first member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party to represent a lower house seat, joining Legislative Council members Robert Borsak and Robert Brown in the Parliament of New South Wales.[4]
On 12 December 2022, Donato resigned from the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party following a dispute with the party's leadership, and announced he will contest the 2023 New South Wales state election as an Independent.[6]
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| Preceded by | Member for Orange 2016–present |
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