Guy Zangari

Gaetano "Guy" Zangari is an Australian former politician. He was a Labor Party (New [South Wales">Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)">Labor Party (New [South Wales Branch)|Labor Party] member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from March 2011 to March 2023, representing the electorate of Fairfield. Zangari is a dual Australian and Italian citizen.
Zangari was a teacher at various high schools in Western Sydney for over 16 years. He spent over eight years teaching at Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield, and later worked as a Pastoral Care Coordinator at Freeman Catholic College in Bonnyrigg, [New South Wales|Bonnyrigg].
On 18 November 2010, he was preselected unopposed for the seat of Fairfield to replace the former Member, Joe Tripodi, who announced he would be quitting parliament at the 2011 [New South Wales election|2011 NSW state election]. Zangari won with 40.7% of the votes, compared to Liberal Party candidate Charbel Saliba who received 37.9%. At the 2015 NSW state election, Guy secured 53.71% of the formal vote after preferences giving him a 15.2-point swing back to Labor. At the 2019 NSW State Election, Guy increased his percentage of the vote to 57.23%. He did not re-contest his seat at the 2023 New South Wales state election.