- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE3949
Kairouz, Marlene
(1975 – )- Born 2 March 1975, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Occupation Local government councillor, Mayor, Parliamentarian, Political candidate
Summary
Marlene Kairouz, a member of the Australian Labor Party, was elected as the Member for Kororoit in the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Victoria at the by-election, which was held in June 2008. She was re-elected in November 2010 and again in 2014. She currently holds the position of Cabinet secretary in the Labor government.
Before her election to the Victorian Parliament she served as a Councillor in the City of Darebin from September 1998 until June 2008 and as Mayor from 2001-02 and 2006-07.
Details
Marlene Kairouz was educated at St Mary’s Primary School in Thornbury from 1980-86 and Santa Maria Girls College, North cote from 1987-1992. She holds a Diploma of Health, Medical Laboratory Science( RMIT).
Published resources
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Site Exhibition
- Carrying on the Fight: Women Candidates in Victorian Parliamentary Elections, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2008, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/cws/home.html
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Resource
- Trove: Kairouz, Marlene (1975-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-719085