Matt Eriksen

The Honourable 	The Honourable
Matt Eriksen 	Matt Eriksen
 	
48th Leader of the OppositionElections: 2018 	48th Leader of the OppositionElections: 2018
In office 	In office
16 June 2016 – 29 July 2019 	16 June 2016 – 29 July 2019
Prime Minister 	Lisa Kelsey Chan
Deputy 	Macey Novakova
Preceded by 	Jeremy Wansey
Succeeded by 	Macey Novakova
5th Leader of the Liberal Party 	5th Leader of the Liberal Party
In office 	In office
16 June 2016 – 29 July 2019 	16 June 2016 – 29 July 2019
Deputy 	Macey Novakova
Preceded by 	Jeremy Wansey
Succeeded by 	Macey Novakova
17th Treasurer of Enderron 	17th Treasurer of Enderron
In office 	In office
18 September 2009 – 1 October 2014 	18 September 2009 – 1 October 2014
Prime Minister 	Sherry Matsuda
Preceded by 	Michael Baker
Succeeded by 	Geri Campanelli
Member of the Enderronian Parliamentfor Hannigan	Member of the Enderronian Parliamentfor Hannigan
In office 	In office
21 September 2006 – 20 August 2020 	21 September 2006 – 20 August 2020
Preceded by 	William Wu
Succeeded by 	Sarah Takagi-Kwon
Personal details 	Personal details
Born 	Matthew Anders Eriksen17 May 1969 (age )Wentworth, Enderron
Political party 	Liberal
Spouse(s) 	Joanna
Children 	2
Alma mater 	Crecimento University
Matthew Anders Eriksen (born 17 May 1969) is an Enderronian former politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2016 to 2019. He served as Treasurer of Enderron from 2009 to 2014, and was a cabinet minister in the Coghlan and Matsuda governments from 2008 to 2014.
Following the Matsuda Government's defeat at the 2014 election, Eriksen stood in the leadership election against Jeremy Wansey, and lost in the second round. Two years later, citing poor opinion polling, Eriksen resigned from the Shadow Cabinet and challenged Wansey for the leadership; after losing a spill motion, Wansey resigned and Eriksen won the subsequent leadership election. He led the Liberals to a landslide defeat at the 2018 federal election, but continued on as leader until July 2019, when he was defeated in a leadership challenge by his deputy Macey Novakova.
He was elected to parliament as the member for Hannigan in southern Wentworth in the 2006 election, and resigned in 2020.