Michael Kroger

Michael Norman Kroger (born 30 May 1957) is a businessman and powerbroker within the Victorian division of the Liberal Party of Australia. Kroger is currently in his 2nd reign as Liberal state President of Victoria.

Early life

Kroger was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne, where his father Jack Kroger was a senior master. He became politically active while studying at Monash University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Jurisprudence and Bachelor of Laws. While president of the campus Liberal Club, Kroger is largely credited with the creation of the still-thriving Sir Robert Menzies Lecture. With his close friend Peter Costello he forged an alliance with moderate Australian Labor Party politicians in an effort to defeat far left-wing forces within the Australian Union of Students. He became President of the Australian Liberal Students' Federation in 1978.

Professional life

After graduating, his association with Costello continued. Working as a solicitor, he assisted Costello in winning the 1985 Dollar Sweets case.