Nazih Elasmar

Nazih Elasmar OAM MLC
President of the Victorian Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 June 2020
Deputy	Wendy Lovell
Preceded by	Shaun Leane
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Northern Metropolitan Region
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 November 2006
Constituency	Northern Metropolitan Region
Personal details
Born	(1953-04-16) 16 April 1953 Beirut, Lebanon
Political party	Labor
Occupation	Teacher Electorate Officer Politician

Nazih Halim Elasmar OAM (Arabic: نزيه حليم الأسمر) (born 16 April 1953 in Beirut, Lebanon), is an Australian politician, and a sitting member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Labor Party.

In 2006 Victorian state elections, Elasmar was elected to the Northern Metropolitan Region. He was previously the mayor of the City of Darebin in 1997.

In 2020, Elasmar was elected as the President of the Victorian Legislative Council, succeeding Shaun Leane.

Elasmar is married with three children.

Further reading

• "Nazih Elasmar, OAM". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
• "Nazih Halim EL ASMAR, OAM". itsanhonour.gov.au. Australian Government. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2008.

External links

• Parliamentary voting record of Nazih Elasmar at Victorian Parliament Tracker