Mehmet Tillem (10 September 1974 – 9 November 2019) was an Australian politician who served as Senator for Victoria. He was an

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member of the Australian Senate from 21 August 2013 to 30 June 2014. He filled a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator

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, but was defeated at the 2013 federal election, and left parliament at the conclusion of his term.Green, Antony
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''Antony Green's Election Blog'', 3 October 2013. He was the first Turkish-born member of the Australian parliament. Tillem died on 9 November 2019 from

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. He was 45.

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1974 births 2019 deaths Members of the Australian Senate Members of the Australian Senate for Victoria Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Turkish emigrants to Australia Australian people of Turkish descent Australian Muslims RMIT University alumni 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-senator-stub