Mark Dreyfus
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The Honourable Mark Dreyfus QC MP |
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| Attorney-General of Australia | |
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In office 4 February 2013 – 18 September 2013 |
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| Prime Minister |
Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Nicola Roxon |
| Succeeded by | George Brandis |
| Minister for Emergency Management | |
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In office 4 February 2013 – 18 September 2013 |
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| Prime Minister |
Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Nicola Roxon |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister for the Public Service and Integrity | |
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In office 1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Gary Gray |
| Succeeded by | Eric Abetz |
| Special Minister of State | |
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In office 1 July 2013 – 18 September 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Gary Gray |
| Succeeded by | Michael Ronaldson |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Isaacs |
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Assumed office 24 November 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Ann Corcoran |
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3 October 1956 Perth, WA, Australia |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Chemke |
| Children | Three |
| Residence | Malvern, Victoria |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Judaism |
Mark Alfred Dreyfus QC (born 3 October 1956), an Australian lawyer and politician, is a former Attorney-General, Minister for the Public Service and Integrity, Minister for Emergency Management, and Special Minister of State in the Second Rudd Ministry. He has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Isaacs, Victoria since the 2007 federal election.
Dreyfus was born in Perth, Western Australia, the son of George Dreyfus, a noted composer who came to Australia from Nazi Germany. Dreyfus was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne and the University of Melbourne where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws.
Prior to entering Parliament, Dreyfus worked as a barrister for some twenty years, with an extensive practice in commercial, defamation, constitutional and environmental law. In 1999 he was appointed Queen’s Counsel.
Dreyfus also served as a director of the Law Council of Australia, and on the Victorian Bar Council and Victorian Bar Ethics Committee.
Throughout both his legal and political careers, Mark has been an advocate for social justice, and for creating a sustainable environment for future generations.
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