Zed Seselja
Australian politician
Zdenko Matthew "Zed" Seselja (Croatian: [zdeŋko seseʎa]; born 27 March 1977) is an Australian politician who was a senator for the Australian Capital Territory from 2013 to 2022, representing the Liberal Party. He was the minister for international development and the Pacific in the Morrison government from December 2020 to May 2022, and previously served as an assistant minister in the Morrison and Turnbull governments since 2016.
Seselja was previously a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2013, and served as leader of the Canberra Liberals and Leader of the Opposition from 2007 to 2013.
Early life and education
Seselja was born in Canberra Hospital, to parents Ljudevit and Katica Seselja, both of whom emigrated separately from Croatia (when it was part of Yugoslavia). His father arrived in 1967. His mother arrived in late 1970 and five months later they married. Both held two jobs each.
Seselja attended St Mary MacKillop College. He graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1997, a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1999 and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice in 2002. He received a Graduate Certificate in Public Administration in 2000 from the University of Canberra.
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