Emily Suvaal

Emily Suvaal is an Australian politician and former nurse and trade unionist. She was elected as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council at the 2023 state election.

The Honourable Emily Suvaal MLC
Suvaal in 2025
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Small Business
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 March 2025
Premier	Chris Minns
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 March 2023
Personal details
Nationality	Australian
Political party	NSW Labor
Spouse	Jay
Children	2
Residence	Cessnock
Occupation	Registered Nurse

Career

Suvaal is a registered nurse, and in 2021 indicated her intention to run for Labor preselection in the division of Hunter with the impending retirement of Joel Fitzgibbon.^[1] Olympic shooter Daniel Repacholi was ultimately preselected.^[2] In 2022, Suvaal was endorsed as a NSW Labor candidate for the Legislative Council at the 2023 state election.^[3][4]

Suvaal was sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Small Business on 17 March 2025.^[5]

Personal life

Suvaal resides in Cessnock with her husband Jay.

Suvaal is passionate about improving community mental health services after her own experience of anorexia from teenage years to young adulthood.^[6]