Edmond Atalla

Edmond Atalla
Atalla in 2022
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Mount Druitt
Assumed office
28 March 2015
Preceded byRichard Amery
Deputy Mayor of Blacktown
In office
September 2006 – September 2007
MayorLeo Kelly
Preceded byBarbara Gapps
Succeeded byMichelle Rowland
Councillor of Blacktown City Council
for Fourth Ward
In office
23 March 2004 – 10 September 2016
Personal details
Born (1960-07-17) 17 July 1960 (age 64)
Port Sudan, Sudan
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor Party
ResidenceGlendenning[1]
Alma materUniversity of Wollongong
ProfessionCivil engineer

Edmond Atalla (born 17 July 1960)[2] is an Australian politician and professional engineer. A member of the Labor Party, Atalla has represented Mount Druitt in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2015. The child of Coptic Egyptian parents, Atalla is known for his advocacy for members of Australia's Coptic community.[3]

  1. ^ "Candidates - The Legislative Assembly District of Mount Druitt". elections.nsw.gov.au. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Edmond Atalla becomes Australia's first MP of Egyptian ancestry | Australian Coptic Movement (ACM)". www.auscma.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.