Eddie Obeid's fall from grace

LIFE AND TIMES OF EDDIE OBEID:

1991: Lebanon-born businessman Eddie Obeid elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council for Labor to replace Jack Hallam

1999: Is appointed minister for fisheries and mineral resources, a role he holds until 2003

2002: Is investigated by a parliamentary inquiry over pecuniary interests, but ultimately cleared of wrongdoing

2011: Resigns from parliament citing his granddaughter's battle with kidney cancer

June 6, 2013: Obeid and fellow ex-NSW minister Ian Macdonald expelled from Labor for bringing the party into disrepute, following allegations of corruption aired at the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption

June 31, 2013: Independent Commissioner Against Corruption finds Obeid acted corruptly over the granting of a coal licence on land owned by the MP's family at Mount Penny, recommends criminal charges

June 5, 2014: ICAC finds Obeid and fellow ex-NSW minister Joe Tripodi engaged in corrupt conduct over Circular Quay retail leases

December 18, 2014: Appears in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court to answer the charge of misconduct in public office for failing to declare his interest in the Circular Quay leases. He later pleads not guilty

February 10, 2016: NSW Supreme Court trial begins, but the jury is discharged on the 10th day after new evidence emerges

June 6, 2016: Obeid's retrial begins

June 28, 2016: Jury finds Obeid, 72, guilty of wilful misconduct in public office