Giovanni Sgro

Giovanni Antonio Sgro (16 February 1931 – 18 March 2019) was an Italian-born Australian politician. Sgro emigrated to Australia in 1952. He was a painter and decorator. In 1979, he became the first Italian-born MP in Victoria. He served as a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the Labor Party for Melbourne North Province from July 1979 and arrived on the Florentina on 21 April 1952. On his arrival, he worked at a migrant camp in Bonegilla Following his release, he worked in northern Victoria for two years. Sgro served as Chairman of Committees and Deputy President of the Legislative Council from 1984 to 1989. In 1991, he lost his bid for re-election; he retired from office in August 1992.

Sgro died on 19 March 2019. He was 88. Sgro was survived by his wife, Anna (née Foster), whom he had married in 1965.