Edward John O'Donohue (born 1 May 1974) is a former member of the

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for the

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. O'Donohue was elected to the Eastern Victoria Region at the 2006 election. From 22 April 2013 until its defeat at the 2014 state election, O'Donohue served in the Napthine Ministry as Minister for Liquor and Gaming Regulation, Minister for Corrections, and Minister for Crime Prevention. He replaced Andrew McIntosh, who had resigned from the cabinet on 16 April.Resignation of a Minister of the Crown
''Victoria Government Gazette'', No. S 155, 22 April 2013. Whilst in opposition, O'Donohue served as Shadow

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and, in that role, provided commentary on the

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matter. In August 2021, O'Donohue made comments on

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which were widely criticised as inappropriate, equating the takeover of

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by the

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with the state government's response to the

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. In September 2021, after a discussion with the Liberal Party’s new parliamentary leader

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, O'Donohue announced that he would resign from Victorian politics, and did so on 1 December 2021.

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