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Aug 01, 1941 82 years old
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About Eddie Micallef
- Edward Joseph "Eddie" Micallef (born 1 August 1941) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Brunswick in Melbourne to Francis Emmanuel Micallef, a tradesman's assistant, and Rita Margaret, née Dali, who worked as a clothing machinist.
- He attended Catholic schools before studying at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, becoming an apprentice fitter and turner in 1958.
- He completed his apprenticeship in 1963, becoming a turbine fitter in 1965.
- In 1968 he joined the Labor Party, and he became vice-president of the Reservoir branch from 1973 to 1974.
- In 1983 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Springvale in a by-election.
- He was promoted to the front bench in 1992, serving as Shadow Minister for Industry Services and also assisting the Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations.
- Ethnic Affairs was added to his portfolio in 1994, but he stepped down from the front bench in 1997.
- Micallef lost preselection prior to the 1999 state election and retired from politics.
