Well-known Australian politician tragically dies at the age of 67 in a shock to party members and MPs

Former Victorian state Liberal MP Inga Peulich has shockingly died at the age of 67. Mrs Peulich was known for her Catholic conservative views including being a staunch opponent of Melbourne’s controversial supervised injecting room for illegal drugs and the Safe Schools education program that teaches LGBTIQ+ sexuality. She quit politics after losing her South
Well-known Australian politician tragically dies at the age of 67 in a shock to party members and MPs

Former Victorian state Liberal MP Inga Peulich has shockingly died at the age of 67.

Mrs Peulich was known for her Catholic conservative views including being a staunch opponent of Melbourne‘s controversial supervised injecting room for illegal drugs and the Safe Schools education program that teaches LGBTIQ+ sexuality.

She quit politics after losing her South Eastern Metropolitan region upper house seat in the 2018 election.

Prior to that she spent a decade in the lower house after being elected to the seat of Bentleigh as part of Jeff Kennett’s first government in 1992. 

The former teacher served as Parliamentary Secretary for Education under the Baillieu/Napthine government, which was in office from 2010 to 2014. 

In opposition she served as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Wastewatch, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Communities , Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Shadow Minister for Scrutiny of Government.

Former longtime Victorian state Liberal MP Inga Peulich has died at the age of 67

Former longtime Victorian state Liberal MP Inga Peulich has died at the age of 67

The news of her passing came as a shock to current MPs and former colleagues. 

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto said expressed his sympathies for Mrs Peulich’s family including husband Savo, son Paul, and mother Nena.

‘Inga Peulich was a fierce advocate for Victoria’s multicultural communities, Melbourne’s south-east and the Liberal Party,’ he said.

‘With a commitment to community, Inga’s life, achievements, career and advocacy fulfilled those dreams by continuing to pave the way for many migrants to our great state.’

MsPeulich emigrated to Australia from Bosnia in 1967 and told Parliament during her 1993 maiden speech her parents had ‘suitcases, a couple of small children and very little else”. 

Gary Rowe who was an MP in the Kennett government told The Age in 2013 he had made enduring friendship after the two sat next to each other in parliament.

Ms was known for her conservative views and was a staunch opponent of Melbourne 's supervised injecting room and the Safe Schools education program that fostered diversity for LGBTIQ+ students

Ms was known for her conservative views and was a staunch opponent of Melbourne ‘s supervised injecting room and the Safe Schools education program that fostered diversity for LGBTIQ+ students

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto paid tribute to Ms Peulich's passion for multiculturalism

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto paid tribute to Ms Peulich’s passion for multiculturalism 

”Inga loves politics and loves her community. She is passionate, extremely so, about her family,” Rowe said. 

Even from the government benches she was an outspoken critic of Jeff Kennett’s attempts at drug-law reform, a passionate opponent of abortion decriminalisation and euthanasia.

She also opposed broadening access to IVF to single women and same-sex couples, and campaigned against social housing projects and sided with the church against anti-discriminations laws.

‘When I was 10 years of age my family came to this land of opportunity to escape a life that was crippled by socialism,’ she said in her maiden speech.

”My parents left the former Yugoslavia because they absolutely abhorred a system in which the legitimate needs of the individual were subservient to the state.’ 

Total
0
Shares
Leave a Reply
Related Posts
Evictions in Pandemic Boomtowns Are Surging as Rents Rise
Read More

Evictions in Pandemic Boomtowns Are Surging as Rents Rise

Nearly two years after the federal government lifted COVID-19 pandemic-era eviction moratoriums, evictions are surging in some of the most popular boomtowns for one simple reason: The rent is too high. Princeton University’s Eviction Lab tracks eviction filings across 10 states and 34 cities and recorded 1,078,856 evictions nationwide over the past year. The lab’s
US Fed’s favored inflation measure cools further in June
Read More

US Fed’s favored inflation measure cools further in June

The US Federal Reserve’s favored inflation measure eased further in June, according to government data published Friday, in more good news for policymakers ahead of next week’s interest rate decision. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index eased to an annual rate of 2.5 percent in June, the Commerce Department said in a statement, down
What To Know About Sonya Massey’s Case: Illinois Gov. Pritzker Urges Sangamon County Sheriff To Resign
Read More

What To Know About Sonya Massey’s Case: Illinois Gov. Pritzker Urges Sangamon County Sheriff To Resign

Forbes Innovation Breaking What To Know About Sonya Massey’s Case: Illinois Gov. Pritzker Urges Sangamon County Sheriff To Resign Arianna Johnson Forbes Staff Johnson is a reporter on the Forbes news desk who covers explainers. Following Aug 7, 2024, 02:00pm EDT Updated Aug 7, 2024, 02:03pm EDT Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to