Edward O'Donohue

The Honourable
Edward O'Donohue
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
25 November 2006 – 1 December 2021
Succeeded byCathrine Burnett-Wake
ConstituencyEastern Victoria
Minister for Corrections
In office
22 April 2013 – 4 December 2014
Preceded byAndrew McIntosh
Succeeded byWade Noonan
Minister for Liquor and Gaming Regulation
In office
22 April 2013 – 4 December 2014
Preceded byAndrew McIntosh
Succeeded byJane Garrett (as Minister for Consumer Affairs, Gaming and Liquor Regulation)
Minister for Crime Prevention
In office
22 April 2013 – 4 December 2014
Preceded byAndrew McIntosh
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1974-05-01) 1 May 1974 (age 50)
Melbourne
Political partyLiberal Party
Websiteedwardodonohue.com.au

Edward John O'Donohue (born 1 May 1974)[1] is a former member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Liberal Party. O'Donohue was elected to the Eastern Victoria Region at the 2006 election.

From 22 April 2013 until its defeat at the 2014 state election, O'Donohue served in the Napthine Ministry as Minister for Liquor and Gaming Regulation, Minister for Corrections, and Minister for Crime Prevention. He replaced Andrew McIntosh, who had resigned from the cabinet on 16 April.[2]

Whilst in opposition, O'Donohue served as Shadow Attorney-General and, in that role, provided commentary on the Nicola Gobbo matter.[3]

In August 2021, O'Donohue made comments on Twitter which were widely criticised as inappropriate, equating the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban with the state government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

In September 2021, after a discussion with the Liberal Party’s new parliamentary leader Matthew Guy, O'Donohue announced that he would resign from Victorian politics,[5] and did so on 1 December 2021.[6]

  1. ^ "O'Donohue, Edward". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  2. ^ Resignation of a Minister of the Crown, Victoria Government Gazette, No. S 155, 22 April 2013.
  3. ^ O’Donohue, Edward (16 February 2020). "Truth behind Gobbo's role as a police informer must be revealed". The Age. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ Lefroy, Emily (16 August 2021). "Senator, MP blasted over 'disgusting' Taliban tweets". Yahoo News Australia. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ^ Hobday, Liz (11 September 2021). "Veteran MP Edward O'Donohue to quit parliament early amid return of Matthew Guy". www.7news.com.au/.
  6. ^ "Legislative Assembly Daily Hansard" (PDF). Parliament of Victoria. 1 December 2021. p. 70. Retrieved 2 December 2021.