#Alfred dreyfus father of zionist full#
Dreyfus was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne on a full scholarship and the University of Melbourne, where he resided at Ormond College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws. He ordered the discontinuation of the prosecution of whistleblower Bernard Collaery, and has pledged reform to the Privacy Act in response to several high-profile data breaches that have taken place in Australia.ĭreyfus was born in Perth, Western Australia, the son of George Dreyfus, a noted composer who came to Australia from Nazi Germany. During his second tenure as attorney-general, he has led the Government's efforts to introduce a national anti-corruption commission, abolished the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), and initiated a royal commission regarding the unlawful Robodebt scheme. Following Labor's victory in the 2022 election, he was appointed to the positions of Attorney-General and Cabinet Secretary for the second time within the Albanese Government. Throughout Labor's subsequent nine years in opposition, Dreyfus served as shadow attorney-general under both Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese. He would hold these positions for less than three months, as Labor was defeated in the 2013 election. After Kevin Rudd replaced Gillard as Prime Minister in June 2013, Dreyfus was retained as Attorney-General and given the additional roles of Special Minister of State and Minister for the Public Service and Integrity. In February 2013, following the resignation of Nicola Roxon, he was moved to become Attorney-General for the first time. After winning the seat of Isaacs in 2007, Dreyfus was appointed to the Cabinet in September 2010 by Julia Gillard as Cabinet Secretary. Dreyfus is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), and has been the MP for Isaacs since the 2007 election.īefore beginning his political career, Dreyfus worked as a barrister for two decades, specialising in constitutional, commercial and environmental law. Mark Alfred Dreyfus KC (born 3 October 1956) is an Australian politician and lawyer who has been attorney-general of Australia and cabinet secretary since June 2022, having held both roles previously in 2013 and from 2010 to 2013 respectively.
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