Ron Hoenig Net Worth 2023, Age, Wife, Children, Height, Family, Parents, Salary

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Introduction

Ron Hoenig is an Australian barrister and current member of Heffron in the Parliament of New South Wales. He previously served as Mayor of the City of Botany Bay in New South Wales from 1981 to 2012, a record 31 years, before standing down and winning the 25 August Heffron by-election in the state parliament for the Labor Party.

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Early life

Name	Ron Hoenig
Net Worth	$5 million
Occupation	Politician
Age	69 years
Height	1.75m

Ron Hoenig net worth

Ron Hoenig was born on April 21, 1953 (age 69) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. His parents Ernest and Edith migrated to Australia after World War II. Edith was a Holocaust survivor born in Czechoslovakia and Ernest was born in Austria.

Career

Ron Hoenig was a practicing barrister and public defender, who acted as the counsel assisting the inquiry into the death of Dianne Brimble, where he made recommendations that up to three of the persons assisting the inquiry could face prosecution.

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Hoenig defended David Dinh, who was accused of killing New South Wales MP John Newman. Dinh was acquitted by a jury. Hoenig later had to step back from performing public defender duties once he took office in the Legislative Assembly.

He was elected mayor in 1981 after being elected as an Alderman of the Municipality of Botany in September 1980 and became the first popularly-elected mayor of the council in 1983, with 85% of the vote. He was re-elected mayor in 1987 (unopposed), 1991 (80%), 1995 (88%), 1999 (unopposed), 2004 and 2008. Hoenig was mayor when Botany was proclaimed the City of Botany Bay on 11 May 1996.

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During his time as mayor, Hoenig campaigned on various issues such as heritage protection, where he supported the establishment of the Botany Historical Trust in 1994 and commissioned the Botany Bay Heritage Study in 1996, as well as the non-expansion of both the Botany Port and Sydney Airport. He did not seek re-election in the 2012 local government elections.

Hoenig was preselected as the Labor candidate for the 25 August 2012 Heffron by-election in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the parliamentary resignation of former Premier and state Labor MLA Kristina Keneally.

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Ron Hoenig drew the top spot on the ballot paper, with three other candidates from the CDP, Greens and Democrats. Hoenig won with a 60 percent primary and 70 percent two-candidate-preferred vote. On 11 June 2021, Hoenig was appointed as the Manager of the Opposition Business by Leader of the Opposition Chris Minns.

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Wife

Ron Hoenig is married to his wife Christine Hoenig, they had their wedding in Australia. His wife is a private person and together they have two sons; Benjamin and Matthew. Hoenig is a member of the Maroubra Synagogue. As of April 2023, Ron Hoenig and his wife Christine are still married.