Enver Erdogan is an Australian politician and Victorian Government Minister. He has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since August 2019, representing

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from 2019 to November 2022, and Northern Metropolitan Region from November 2022. He currently serves as Minister for Corrections, Youth Justice and Victim Support.

Biography

Erdogan was first elected in August 2019 when he was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by

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's resignation. On 26 June 2020, he became Chair of the Legislative Council's Standing Committee on the Economy and Infrastructure. On 25 June 2022, Premier

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appointed Erdogan as Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney General. On 5 December 2022, Erdogan was elevated to Cabinet and sworn in as Minister for Corrections, Youth Justice and Victim Support. A

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speaker of Kurdish descent, Erdogan is the first MP of Kurdish descent in any Australian parliament. Erdogan holds degrees in Economics and Law from

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and was an Associate at

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prior to becoming a member of the Legislative Council.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Labor Left politicians Members of the Victorian Legislative Council 21st-century Australian politicians Australian people of Kurdish descent {{Australia-Labor-Victoria-MP-stub