Milton Orkopoulos | |
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| Born | 22 July 1957 |
| Occupation | Former politician |
| Criminal status | Jailed |
| Children | 3 |
| Conviction(s) | Child sex offences Drug offences |
| Criminal penalty | 13 years 9 months (eligible for parole after 9 year 3 months) 20 years (eligible for parole after 10 years) |
Milton Orkopoulos | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Swansea | |
| In office 27 March 1999 – 13 November 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Jill Hall |
| Succeeded by | Robert Coombs |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labor (formerly, expelled in 2006) |
Milton Orkopoulos (born 22 July 1957) is an Australian convicted sex offender and former politician. A member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2006, Orkopoulos was appointed Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Minister Assisting the Premier on Citizenship in August 2005.
In November 2006, Premier of New South Wales Morris Iemma dismissed him as a Minister and of a member of the Australian Labor Party after he was charged with child sex and other offences. The following week, he resigned as MP for the state electorate of Swansea. On 14 March 2008, Orkopoulos was convicted on charges relating to child sex offences and the supply of drugs. In May 2008, he was sentenced to 13 years 9 months in jail. He was paroled in December 2019, but was re-detained in January 2020 after failing to comply with his parole conditions. Orkopoulos was sentenced to a further 20 years in jail in November 2023, after being charged with sexually abusing and supplying drugs to four other young children.