| Native name | Δημήτρης Δόλλης |
|---|---|
| Honorific suffix | MP |
| Office | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Alongside | Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou[a] |
| Term start | 5 September 2010 |
| Term end | 20 June 2012 |
| Prime minister | |
| 1blankname 1 | Minister |
| 1namedata 1 |
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| Office 2 | Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Victoria |
| Term start 2 | 3 May 1994 |
| Term end 2 | 23 December 1996 |
| Leader 2 | John Brumby |
| Predecessor 2 | Bob Sercombe |
| Successor 2 | John Thwaites |
| Office 3 | Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Victoria |
| Term start 3 | 3 May 1994 |
| Term end 3 | 23 December 1996 |
| Leader 3 | John Brumby |
| Predecessor 3 | Bob Sercombe |
| Successor 3 | John Thwaites |
| Office 4 | Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Richmond |
| Term start 4 | 1 October 1988 |
| Term end 4 | 17 September 1999 |
| Predecessor 4 | Theo Sidiropoulos |
| Successor 4 | Richard Wynne |
| Birth name | Demetrios Dollis |
| Birth date | 19 May 1956 |
| Birth place | Argos Orestiko, Kastoria, Greece |
| Citizenship | Greece · Australia |
| Party | Labor |
Demetrios "Demetri" Dollis (Greek: Δημήτρης Δόλλης; born 19 May 1956 in Argos Orestiko) is a former Australian politician of Greek descent and a former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece under the Cabinets of George Papandreou and Coalition Cabinet of Lucas Papademos. He was a Labor member for Richmond in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 1999, and Victorian Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997.[1]
Career
Dollis was elected at the 1988 Victorian State election. In 1994, Dollis, who was from the Left faction, was elected deputy leader of the ALP as part of a factional deal that saved ALP leader John Brumby from being ousted in an attempted leadership coup.[2]
In 1999, Dollis was disendorsed by the ALP in light of his time spent abroad.[3][4] Dollis had become involved in helping to free Australian CARE workers imprisoned in Yugoslavia, and was unable to respond to allegations he was seeking a job from the Greek government.[5]
Following his departure from Victorian politics, Dollis took up roles on Greek diplomatic circuit.[4] In 2010 Dollis was appointed as a Greek Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs[6][7] alongside Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, a role held until June 2012 when the Coalition Cabinet of Antonis Samaras was sworn in.
References
Notes
- ^ From 7 September 2010 to 10 February 2012.
Citations
- ^ "Dollis, Demetri". Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "Factional deal props up Brumby". Canberra Times (Act : 1926 - 1995). 4 May 1994. p. 10. Archived 29 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Steve Bracks disendorses two MPs". PM (ABC Radio). 31 August 1999. Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ Wilson, Peter (18 June 2012), "Greek minister Demetrios Dollis draws on Aussie career", The Australian, archived 17 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 12 November 2012
- ^ "Richmond - 2010 Victorian Election - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived 9 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "Papandreou spring surprise cabinet reshuffle". 6 September 2010. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "Global Greek World: A Bonus for the Omogeneia: Greek Australian Demetris Dollis is Greece's New Deputy Foreign Minister". 7 September 2010. Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 November 2012.