Khalil Eideh

Khalil Eideh (born 8 November 1954) is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2006 to 2018, representing the Western Metropolitan Region.

Khalil Eideh
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Metropolitan Region
In office
25 November 2006 – 24 November 2018
Personal details
Born (1954-11-08) 8 November 1954
Tripoli, Lebanon
CitizenshipAustralia
Syria
Political partyLabor Party

Born in Tripoli in Lebanon to Syrian parents, he migrated to Australia, where he became a mail officer with Australia Post (1975–79). From 1987 to 2006 he was the managing director of the Bluestar Logistics Freight company. In 2001, he received the Centenary Medal for services to the community and transport, the Award for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs in 2005, and was also appointed a Harmony Day Ambassador.

He is known to be a former member of the fascist Lebanese political party, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, and is alleged to have informed on members of the expatriate Syrian Australian community to the Syrian government.[1]

In 2006, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as member for the Western Metropolitan Region, representing the Labor Party. He served on a number of committees in the Parliament of Victoria and was acting president of the Legislative Council.

In late July 2017, he was denied entry to the U.S. after flying from Vancouver, Canada, to Denver, Colorado, despite possessing a visa. His visit was as part of a group of Victorian politicians examining the effectiveness of drug laws and regulations in Europe and North America.[2]

He did not seek re-election at the 2018 Victorian election.

Eideh is a supporter of the Essendon Football Club.[3]

References
  1. "MP tied to a tyrant". 27 November 2006.
  2. "Australia asks why MP Khalil Eideh was denied US entry". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. Parliament of Victoria (2008). "Eideh, Khalil". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 2 April 2009.


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