NSW election 2023: Meet newly-elected premier Chris Minns and his 'amazing' ... trends now

Meet incoming NSW premier Chris Minns and the 'amazing woman' behind his dramatic rise to the top job as he sets his sights on supporting the state's teachers. 

The father-of-three and MP for Kogarah was introduced as NSW's 47th premier on Saturday night amid raucous applause from riled-up Labor supporters. 

In his first speech as premier, Chris Minns thanked his 'wonderful' wife Anna as a crowd of riled-up Labor fans in Brighton Le Sands began to chant her name. 

'I'm really glad she wasn't running, I would be in trouble!' the 47-year-old joked. 

'Thank you so much for everything, honey.'

In his first act as premier, Mr Minns has pledged to focus efforts on improving government support for teachers and 'building up the teaching profession'.  

Mr Minns said if the teaching profession didn't receive adequate support, NSW would lose out on the 'best and brightest' educators. 

In an interview with news.com.au, the premier said he was troubled by the declining number of Australians choosing to become teachers. 

'We need to be in a position where we're working with people that we need to run public services in NSW, and teachers are a big, big important part of that,' he said.

Mr Minns grew up in Penshurst, in Sydney's St George district, and attended the University of New England in Parramatta, and Princeton University in New Jersey. 

He said his parents instilled in him the 'opportunity that comes from a good home and education'. His mother worked as a lawyer and his father was a school principal.

Like his former opponent Dominic Perrottet, Mr Minns was raised Catholic. He has been sober for over a year after giving up alcohol after the lockdowns ended.