Theo Theophanous
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The Honourable Theo Charles Theophanous MLC BA (Hons) |
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| Minister for Industry and Trade | |
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In office August 2007 – December 2008 |
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| Premier | John Brumby |
| Succeeded by | Martin Pakula |
| Minister for Major Projects | |
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In office 1 December 2006 – 24 December 2008 |
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| Premier | John Brumby |
| Succeeded by | Tim Pallas |
| Minister for Information and Communication Technology | |
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In office 3 August 2007 – 24 December 2008 |
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| Premier | John Brumby |
| Succeeded by | John Lenders |
| Minister for Industry and State Development | |
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In office December 2006 – August 2007 |
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| Premier | Steve Bracks |
| Minister for Resources | |
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In office December 2002 – December 2006 |
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| Premier | Steve Bracks |
| Minister for Energy Industries | |
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In office December 2002 – December 2006 |
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| Premier | Steve Bracks |
| Minister for Small Business | |
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In office January 1992 – October 1992 |
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| Premier | Joan Kirner |
| Minister for Consumer Affairs | |
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In office August 1991 – October 1992 |
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| Premier | Joan Kirner |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Jika Jika Province | |
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In office October 1988 – November 2002 |
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| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Northern Metropolitan Region | |
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In office November 2002 – December 2008 |
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| Personal details | |
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16 June 1948 Cyprus |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | La Trobe University |
| Profession | Member of Parliament |
Theo Charles Theophanous (born 16 June 1948) is an Australian former politician. He entered politics in 1988 as a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Theophanous served from 1988 to 2006 as one of the two members for Jika Jika Province, before the reforms to the Victorian Legislative Council that introduced proportional representation. He served as a Minister in the Kirner Government and as the leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council from 1993 until 1999. From 2006 until 2010 he represented the Northern Metropolitan Region and served as Minister in the Bracks and Brumby Governments.
Before entering Parliament he was active in Australian Labor Party (ALP) politics in the federal electorate of Batman and published his views about Ethnicity and Politics in Northcote. He was active in the Socialist Left (SL) faction of the Victorian ALP.
In 1995 he was a candidate for ALP preselection for the seat of Batman for the 1996 Federal election, but withdrew due to pressure from within the party for the preselection to be given to then Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) President Martin Ferguson.
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