Dai Le
Dai Trang Le (Vietnamese: Lê Trang Đài, pronounced [lej˧˧ ʈaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗaːj˨˩]; born 1 April 1968) is a Vietnamese-born Australian politician currently serving as the federal member for Fowler and councillor for Fairfield/Cabravale Ward.
Dai Le | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Fowler | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Hayes |
| Deputy Mayor of Fairfield | |
| In office 30 December 2021 – 27 September 2022 | |
| Mayor | Frank Carbone |
| Preceded by | Peter Grippaudo |
| Succeeded by | Reni Barkho |
| Councillor of the City of Fairfield for Fairfield/Cabravale Ward | |
| Assumed office 4 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | New ward |
| Councillor of the City of Fairfield for Cabravale Ward | |
| In office 9 September 2012 – 4 December 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Ward abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1968 Saigon, South Vietnam |
| Nationality | Vietnamese Australian |
| Political party | Independent (since 2016) Dai Le & Frank Carbone Network (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (until 2016) Australian Women's Party (2019–2023) |
| Spouse | Markus Lambert |
| Alma mater | Macquarie University |
| Signature | |
| Website | daile |
Le arrived in Australia in 1979 as a refugee of the Vietnam War after fleeing Saigon in April 1975 and spending four years with her family in refugee camps in the Philippines and Hong Kong. She became an ABC journalist and politician, and was named as one of the 100 most influential Australian women in 2014.
In 2012 she was elected as a councillor for the City of Fairfield in New South Wales. At the 2022 Australian federal election, she successfully ran as an independent candidate in the Division of Fowler in Western Sydney. Le is the first refugee and Vietnamese Australian to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives.