James Merlino

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James Merlino
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Monbulk
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 November 2002
Preceded by	Steve McArthur
Personal details
Born	(1972-08-19) 19 August 1972 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Australian Labor Party

James Anthony Merlino (born 19 August 1972) is an Australian politician serving as the member for Monbulk in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, as a member of the Australian Labor Party.

Merlino was elected at the 2002 state election defeating Steve McArthur. Merlino comfortably retained his seat at the state election in 2006 and became the Minister for Sport and Recreation and Youth Affairs, securing a place in cabinet. Under new Premier John Brumby's government he retained that ministry and gained a new role as Minister Assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs.^[1] He subsequently became Police Minister following the resignation of the previous Minister.

When the ALP lost government in the 2010 state election, Merlino became Shadow Minister for Police, the TAC and Road Safety. In February 2012, he was elected unopposed as Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Victoria, following the resignation of Rob Hulls.^[2]

References

↑ "John Brumby's new Cabinet". Herald Sun. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
↑ "Merlino becomes deputy leader of Vic ALP". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

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James Merlino at re-member

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Steve McArthur	Member for Monbulk 2002–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Rob Hulls	Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party in Victoria 2012–present	Incumbent

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Independent (1)	Geoff Shaw

Persondata
Name	Merlino, James
Alternative names
Short description	Politician
Date of birth	19 August 1972
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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