Ayor Makur Chuot

Ayor Makur Chuot (born 4 August 1989)^[1] was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Labor Party member for North Metropolitan region at the 2021 state election,^[2] and as the first WA state MP of African and South Sudanese ancestry.^[3]

The Honourable Ayor Makur Chuot MLC
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for North Metropolitan
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 May 2021
Personal details
Born	(1989-08-04) 4 August 1989 (age 34) Gambela, Ethiopia
Political party	Labor
Relatives	Akec Makur Chuot (sister)
Occupation	Accountant  • model

Prior to being elected Chuot was an accountant and international model.^[3]

Chuot and her family emigrated to Australia refugees in 2005, after her father was killed in the Second Sudanese Civil War.^[3] Prior to migrating, the family had spent ten years in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Her sister is Akec Makur Chuot, an AFLW player for Richmond.^[4]

References

1. "Hon. Ayor Makur Chuot MLC". Parliament of Western Australia.
2. "Northern Metropolitan Region Results - Western Australia Election 2021 guide | WA Votes". ABC News. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
3. "Ayor Makur Chuot will be WA's first MP of African descent — but that's just part of her story". ABC News. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
4. Kruijff, Peter de (16 March 2021). "Model citizen set to become Australia's first South Sudanese MP". WAtoday. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

^[1][2]

1. https://youtube.com/shorts/WZ8wB5w8sYg?si=G7iliTonZWwHm9Lv
2. https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Cook-Government-introduces-historic-abortion-Bill-20230621