Natalie Suleyman

Natalie Suleyman
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for St Albans
Assumed office
29 November 2014
MinisterVeterans
Youth
Small Business
Preceded byNew seat
Councillor of the City of Brimbank
In office
2000–2008
Mayor of the City of Brimbank
In office
2001–2002
In office
2004–2006
Personal details
Born
Nazlı Süleyman

(1974-06-06) 6 June 1974 (age 50)
Political partyLabor
Websitewww.nataliesuleyman.com.au

Natalie Suleyman (born Nazlı Süleyman on 6 June 1974) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party, and is an elected member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1]

She holds three Ministerial portfolios in the Victorian Government; Veterans, Youth, and Small Business.

Her seat in the Victorian Parliament is the safe seat electorate of St Albans.

She is the first person of Turkish origin, as well as the first Muslim woman, to be elected to the Victorian Parliament.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Livingston, Angus (14 January 2014). "WEST Former Brimbank mayor Natalie Suleyman wins Labor Party preselection in St Albans". Herald Sun Online. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ Pakula, Karen (2020), ASPJ HENRYK SŁAWIK AWARDS 2019 (PDF), Australian Society of Polish Jews and their Descendants, p. 6, retrieved 8 February 2021
  3. ^ LIVE: Victoria's diversity: working with multicultural communities, Polaron, 18 January 2021, retrieved 8 February 2021
  4. ^ ADJOURNMENT, Victorian Ombudsman: Investigation into Brimbank City Council, Parliament of Australia, 2010, retrieved 8 February 2021