John Ajaka
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The Honourable John Ajaka MLC |
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 24 March 2007 |
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| 21st President of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 21 February 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Don Harwin |
| Minister for Ageing | |
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In office 23 April 2014 – 27 January 2017 |
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| Premier | Mike Baird |
| Preceded by | Andrew Constance |
| Succeeded by | Tanya Davies |
| Minister for Disability Services | |
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In office 2 August 2013 – 27 January 2017 |
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| Premier |
Barry O'Farrell; Mike Baird |
| Preceded by | Andrew Constance |
| Succeeded by | Ray Williams |
| Minister for Multiculturalism | |
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In office 2 April 2015 – 27 January 2017 |
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| Premier | Mike Baird |
| Preceded by | Victor Dominello (as Minister for Citizenship and Communities) |
| Succeeded by | Ray Williams |
| Minister for the Illawarra | |
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In office 2 August 2013 – 2 April 2015 |
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| Premier | Barry O'Farrell; Mike Baird |
| Preceded by | Greg Pearce |
| Succeeded by | portfolio abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 January 1956 Bulli, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Website | Parliamentary biography |
John George Ajaka (born 13 January 1956), an Australian politician, is the President of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Until 23 January 2017, he was New South Wales Minister for Ageing from April 2014, the Minister for Disability Services from August 2013, and the Minister for Multiculturalism fom April 2015 in the second Baird government. Ajaka is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2007, representing the Liberal Party of Australia and he is the first Liberal Party Lebanese Australian member of an Australian parliament. Ajaka has previously served as the Minister for the Illawarra during 2013 and 2015 in the O'Farrell and first Baird government.
Ajaka was born in Bulli, New South Wales, to migrant parents from Lebanon. He was schooled at St Joseph's Primary School and Marist College Kogarah where he served in the Army Cadets, graduating as the second-highest-ranking officer in his group, and served briefly in the Australian Army Reserve. He subsequently studied law and opened his own practice in Rockdale. He was later elected as a City of Rockdale councillor, serving in that role until his election to parliament.
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