Eric Michael Roozendaal (born 16 March 1962), a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, serving between 2004 and 2013.
This made him the organisation head of the dominant Labor Right faction of the party's largest state branch, a powerful position.
As Roads Minister, Roozendaal was embarrassed for being caught illegally driving in a Sydney bus lane,[9] and for dumping a promise to widen the problematic Spit Bridge just two months after the 2007 election.
[12] Roozendaal was promoted to Treasurer by incoming Premier Nathan Rees,[4] with immediate responsibilities for producing a 2008 mini-budget and maintaining the State's credit rating.
[16] As a result of the sale, subsequent issues relating to the inquiry and additional concerns relating to wage negotiations for public servants, several union leaders called on the Labor Party to move Roozendaal to an un-winnable position on the Party's Legislative Council ticket for the NSW election in March 2011.
[17][18] In February 2011, Premier Kristina Keneally announced that plans to privatise other electricity assets had been cancelled but promised support for Roozendaal.
[20] Opposition Leader John Robertson asked Labor's general secretary to suspend Roozendaal from the party until the ICAC released its findings.
[1][22][24] and used his farewell speech to criticise Labor over the failure of power privatisation — an issue he said had dogged the labour movement for almost two decades.