Steve Dimopoulos | |
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Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events | |
Assumed office 27 June 2022 | |
Premier | Daniel Andrews |
Preceded by | Martin Pakula |
Minister for Creative Industries | |
In office 27 June 2022 –2 October 2023 | |
Premier | Daniel Andrews |
Preceded by | Danny Pearson |
Succeeded by | Colin Brooks |
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Oakleigh | |
Assumed office 29 November 2014 | |
Preceded by | Ann Barker |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 December 1972 |
Political party | Labor Party |
Alma mater | Monash University [ citation needed ] |
Website | stevedimopoulos |
Steve Dimopoulos (born 3 December 1972[ citation needed ]) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2014 representing the electoral district of Oakleigh. [1] He has served as the Minister for Tourism,Sport and Major Events and the Minister for Creative Industries in the Second Andrews Ministry since June 2022. [2]
Prior to his election to state parliament,Dimopoulos was a councilor,and former mayor of the City of Monash. He previously worked as a public servant in the Department of Justice and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. He also worked for the former federal member for Hotham,Simon Crean. Before entering politics Dimopoulos was a small business owner in Oakleigh. [3]
In 2018 Dimopoulos was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer. He then served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier,and Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health from 2020.
Dimopoulos was sworn in as Minister for Tourism,Sport and Major Events and Minister for Creative Industries on 27 June 2022. [4] [5]
Originally a member of Labor Right,Dimopoulos defected to Labor Left along with six of his colleagues shortly after the 2022 Victorian state election;the defections of his colleagues and himself meant that Labor Left constituted a majority of the state Labor caucus. [6] [7]
Dimopoulos is of Greek descent. He and Harriet Shing are the first openly gay frontbenchers in the Parliament of Victoria. [8] [9]
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