Ted Sorensen (politician) explained

Ted Sorensen
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Constituency Am:Hervey Bay
Assembly:Queensland Legislative
Term Start:21 March 2009
Term End:6 October 2020
Predecessor:Andrew McNamara
Successor:Adrian Tantari
Birthname:Edward John Sorensen
Birth Date:1953 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia
Party:Liberal National Party of Queensland
Spouse:Jenny Sorensen
Children:Six
Occupation:Grazier

Edward John Sorensen (born 20 January 1953) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2009 to 2020.

Sorensen attended public schools in Hervey Bay, and was elected to Hervey Bay City Council in 1994. In 2000 he became mayor, serving in that position until 2008, when he was selected as the Liberal National Party candidate for Hervey Bay for the 2009 state election. He was successful, achieving a large swing to defeat sitting Labor member and Bligh government Minister Andrew McNamara.[1]

Sorensen announced in May 2020 that he would retire from state politics at the 2020 Queensland state election in October.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queensland Parliament . Queensland Parliament . Sorensen, Edward John (Ted) . 2009 . 22 June 2009 .
  2. Web site: Lynch. Lydia. 2020-05-25. LNP's Ted Sorensen to retire after 26 years in local and state politics. 2020-10-20. Brisbane Times. en.