Jochen "Joe" Helper (born 29 September 1959) is an Australian politician who represented

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in the

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from 1999 to 2014, representing the Labor Party. Helper was first elected in the 1999 election on the back of the anti- Kennett rural swing and has held this normally

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seat until his resignation in 2014. After the 2006 election Helper was appointed to the cabinet as Minister for Agriculture. He gained the small business portfolio in a reshuffle in August 2007 following the accession of

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to the premiership.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Helper, Joe 1959 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly German emigrants to Australia 21st-century Australian politicians Ministers for Agriculture (Victoria) Ministers for Small Business (Victoria)