Alex Andrianopoulos
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Alex Andrianopoulos is a former Australia
n politician. He was a Labor
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
, representing St Albans
from 1985 to 1992 and Mill Park
from 1992 to 2002. He was Speaker
from 1999 to 2002.
Andrianopoulos was born in Tselepakou in Tripoli
, Greece
, and was educated in the St Albans area of Victoria, his family having migrated to Australia in 1965. He joined the Australian Labor Party
in 1974. In 1976, he became a paymaster with Modern Maid & Staff, and in 1980 he was elected to Keilor City Council
. He served on the council until 1984, and was also an electorate officer from 1982 to 1985.
In 1985, Andrianopoulos won the Victorian Legislative Assembly
seat of St Albans
for the ALP, and moved to Mill Park
in 1992 when his former seat was abolished. He was briefly Shadow Minister for Ethnic Affairs from March to December 1993, and was Secretary to the Shadow Cabinet from October 1992 to March 1993, and again from December 1993 to October 1999. When Labor won office under Steve Bracks
in the 1999 state election, Andrianopoulos was elected Speaker of the Assembly. He held the post until his retirement from politics in 2002.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was a Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
, representing St Albans
Electoral district of St Albans
The Electoral district of St Albans was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.-Members for St Albans:-See also:*Parliaments of the Australian states and territories*List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly...
from 1985 to 1992 and Mill Park
Electoral district of Mill Park
The Electoral district of Mill Park is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.-Members for Mill Park:-Election results:-See also:* Parliaments of the Australian states and territories...
from 1992 to 2002. He was Speaker
Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria....
from 1999 to 2002.
Andrianopoulos was born in Tselepakou in Tripoli
Tripoli, Greece
Tripoli is a city of about 25,000 inhabitants in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the centre of the municipality of Tripolis, pop...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, and was educated in the St Albans area of Victoria, his family having migrated to Australia in 1965. He joined the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
in 1974. In 1976, he became a paymaster with Modern Maid & Staff, and in 1980 he was elected to Keilor City Council
City of Keilor
The City of Keilor was a Local Government Area located about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994.-History:...
. He served on the council until 1984, and was also an electorate officer from 1982 to 1985.
In 1985, Andrianopoulos won the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
seat of St Albans
Electoral district of St Albans
The Electoral district of St Albans was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.-Members for St Albans:-See also:*Parliaments of the Australian states and territories*List of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly...
for the ALP, and moved to Mill Park
Electoral district of Mill Park
The Electoral district of Mill Park is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.-Members for Mill Park:-Election results:-See also:* Parliaments of the Australian states and territories...
in 1992 when his former seat was abolished. He was briefly Shadow Minister for Ethnic Affairs from March to December 1993, and was Secretary to the Shadow Cabinet from October 1992 to March 1993, and again from December 1993 to October 1999. When Labor won office under Steve Bracks
Steve Bracks
Stephen Philip Bracks AC is a former Australian politician and the 44th Premier of Victoria. He first won the electoral district of Williamstown in 1994 for the Australian Labor Party, and was party leader and Premier from 1999 to 2007....
in the 1999 state election, Andrianopoulos was elected Speaker of the Assembly. He held the post until his retirement from politics in 2002.