Tayfun Eren | |
Constituency Mp: | Doutta Galla |
Parliament: | Victorian |
Predecessor: | David White |
Successor: | Justin Madden |
Term Start: | May 1996 |
Term End: | August 1999 |
Birth Date: | 1959 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Turkey |
Nationality: | Turkish Australian |
Party: | Labor Party |
Occupation: | Sales/storeman Electorate Officer |
Tayfun Eren (born 13 March 1959) is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor member for Doutta Galla in the Victorian Legislative Council from 1996 to 1999.[1]
Eren was elected in a by-election caused by the retirement of David White. He was the first person of Turkish birth to be elected to a Parliament in Australia.[2] In 1999, Eren was disendorsed by the ALP following his involvement in a domestic violence court case.[3]