Ted Sorensen (politician)

Ted Sorensen
MP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Hervey Bay
In office
21 March 2009 – 6 October 2020
Preceded byAndrew McNamara
Succeeded byAdrian Tantari
Personal details
Born
Edward John Sorensen

(1953-01-20) 20 January 1953 (age 71)
Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLiberal National Party of Queensland
SpouseJenny Sorensen
ChildrenSix
OccupationGrazier

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]

References

  1. ^ Queensland Parliament (2009). "Sorensen, Edward John (Ted)". Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  2. ^ Lynch, Lydia (25 May 2020). "LNP's Ted Sorensen to retire after 26 years in local and state politics". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Hervey Bay
2009–2020 		Succeeded by


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