Dollis was elected at the
1988 Victorian State election. In 1994, Dollis, who was from the Left faction, was elected deputy leader of the ALP as part of a factional deal that saved ALP leader John Brumby from being ousted in an attempted leadership coup. In 1999, Dollis was disendorsed by the ALP in light of his time spent abroad. Dollis had become involved in helping to free Australian CARE workers imprisoned in Yugoslavia, and was unable to respond to allegations he was seeking a job from the Greek government. Following his departure from Victorian politics, Dollis took up roles on Greek diplomatic circuit. alongside
Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, a role held until June 2012 when the
Coalition Cabinet of Antonis Samaras was sworn in. ==References==