Evan Mulholland, Liberal Member for Northern Metropolitan Region, has been appointed as the Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs.
“I am a proud grandson of migrants. In the first moments of my first speech to Parliament I told the story of my late nonna and nonno, Teresa and Domenico Caruso, who came to Australia in the 1950s with nothing but a suitcase. I am a beneficiary of Australia’s great migrant story,” he said in a media release.
“My electorate of northern metropolitan is home to so many families who have come from all over the world and chosen the northern suburbs of Melbourne to live, work and raise a family.
“I know firsthand from my own family the experience of coming to Australia and have seen how our multicultural and multi-faith communities here in Victoria strengthen our state and make a meaningful contribution.”
He said that by encouraging and supporting multicultural communities, they can better contribute to a richer and more tolerant society.
When listening to multicultural and multi-faith communities he said he found the cost-of-living crisis and freedom of religion and freedom of worship to be their biggest priorities.
“I am looking forward to getting to work in this role and meeting with as many community members as possible to hear how the Liberal Party can work with you,” he said.
Mulholland has also been appointed as Shadow Minister for Major Projects and Shadow Minister for Arts and Creative Industries, as well as retaining his position as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in the Legislative Council.