Jude Perera

Jude Perera (born 27 May 1953) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2018, representing the seat of Cranbourne. Perera was born in Sri Lanka, and received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Jaffna. He became a market researcher and held information technology positions in Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Australia.

Jude Perera
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Cranbourne
In office
25 November 2002  24 November 2018
Preceded byGary Rowe
Succeeded byPauline Richards
Personal details
Born (1953-05-27) 27 May 1953
Sri Lanka
Political partyLabor Party
Alma materUniversity of Jaffna
OccupationMarket researcher

Perera was elected to the Victorian Parliament in 2002 and served on the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee from 2003 to 2006 and as chair of the Family and Community Development Committee from 2007 to 2010. He also served as the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs from 2011 to 2014. [1]

References

  1. Parliament of Victoria (2008). "Perera, Jude". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Gary Rowe
Member for Cranbourne
2002–2018
Succeeded by
Pauline Richards
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