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Ayor Makur Chuot will be WA s first MP of African descent â but that s just part of her story
AprApril 2021 at 9:18pm
Ayor Makur Chuot will become WA s first MP of African descent when she is sworn in next month.
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Ayor Makur Chuot s life now is worlds apart from where it all began â in a refugee camp in Kenya.Â
Key points:
The 31-year-old accountant has been elected to WA s Upper House
She hopes to create pathways to politics for other refugees
Once an international model, the 31-year-old accountant is set to become Western Australia s first MP of African descent and Australia s first South Sudanese MP when she is sworn in next month.