Career
Photios joined the New South Wales Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in November 1975 holding many party executive roles including New South Wales Young Liberal Vice President from 1980–1981 and then President from 1982-1984. He held and holds various positions within the Liberal Party, he has held the positions of NSW Vice President and Urban Representative on the Liberal Party State Executive, and is a leader of the Moderate faction of the party known as "The Group". Photios was Minister for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs and Minister Assisting the Minister for Justice from 26 May 1993 to 4 April 1995 in the Government of John Fahey.
On 21 October 2009, the Daily Telegraph published a story alleging that Photios was dating a younger woman, Kristina Iantchev (now Kristina Photios).
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