Matt Eriksen

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.