Christopher Gulaptis is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He has represented Clarence for The Nationals since the 2011 by-election.Of Greek Macedonian background, Gulaptis was born in Perth, Western Australia, and graduated with a degree in applied science from the Western Australian Institute of Technology (now Curtin University) and commenced practice as a surveyor. He moved to Clarence Valley in New South Wales in 1980, and was a councillor on Maclean Shire Council, where he also served as mayor. His service as a councillor ceased when all five local government councils in the Clarence Valley were amalgamated into one council, the Clarence Valley Council. Wikipedia