Christian Zahra

Christian Zahra
Member of the Australian Parliament for McMillan
In office 3 October 1998 – 9 October 2004
Preceded by	Russell Broadbent
Succeeded by	Russell Broadbent
Personal details
Born	8 April 1973 (1973-04-08) (age 38) Malta
Nationality	Maltese Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	La Trobe University
Occupation	Electorate officer

Christian John Zahra (born 8 April 1973), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 to October 2004, representing the seat of McMillan, Victoria. He was born in Malta, and was educated at La Trobe University. He was an electorate officer to a state Member of Parliament, a Project Leader with Gippsland Water, and Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal Health Service in Morwell, Victoria, before entering politics. At the time of his election he was the youngest member of the House of Representatives.^[1] He was appointed the role of Shadow Parliamentary Secretary after the 2001 election.

In the 2004 election, Zahra was defeated by Russell Broadbent, the only incumbent Labor member in Victoria to lose his seat at that election.^[2]

References

1. ^ Victorians eye key posts as Crean plans reshuffle
2. ^ Three times lucky for seasoned campaigner

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Russell Broadbent	Member for McMillan 1998–2004	Succeeded by Russell Broadbent

Persondata
Name	Zahra, Christian John
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	8 April 1973
Place of birth	Malta
Date of death	living
Place of death