13 Facts About Christian Zahra

Christian John Zahra was born on 8 April 1973 and was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 to October 2004, representing the regional seat of McMillan, Victoria.

Christian Zahra grew up and was educated in Traralgon, Victoria.

Christian Zahra holds a Bachelor of Economics from La Trobe University and a Master of Assessment and Evaluation from the University of Melbourne.

Additionally, Christian Zahra served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development.

Christian Zahra had a ten-point lead on Broadbent at the beginning of the campaign season, but Broadbent won the seat by more than five percent.

Since 2004, Christian Zahra has served as a Director of the Victorian Energy Networks Corporation, Chair of the Victorian Government's Sustainable Timber Industry Council and Chairman of the Australian Government's $1 billion Regional Development Australia Fund Advisory Panel.

Christian Zahra has served as a Director of two Aboriginal organisations in the Kimberley, Waardi Limited and Nyimarr Limited.

Christian Zahra was a Founding Director of the Regional Australia Institute and has served as its chair since 2021.

From January 2015 to January 2017, Christian Zahra was chief executive officer of Wunan Foundation, a leading Aboriginal development organisation based in the East Kimberley.

Since 2017, Christian Zahra has been Principal at Impact Partners Australia, a specialist policy and strategy consulting firm.

Christian Zahra has been a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors since 2011.

In June 2018, Christian Zahra was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "significant service to rural and regional development, to the advancement of Indigenous welfare, and to the Australian Parliament".

In July 2019, Christian Zahra was appointed by the Victorian Government as a Member of the Panel of Administrators at South Gippsland Shire Council.