Bert Van Manen
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Albertus Johannes "Bert" Van Manen (born 24 March 1965) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) member of the Australian House of Representatives
seat of Forde
since the 2010 federal election, defeating Australian Labor Party
incumbent Brett Raguse
.
Bert grew up in Waterford and Bethania after his parents immigrated from Holland. His background prior to entering politics was in Financial Services. Bert worked for one of the major banks for 15 years before commencing his own Financial Services business.
In 2007, Van Manen was the Family First Party
candidate in the seat of Rankin
. He received 3.53% of the primary vote in that election.
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
seat of Forde
Division of Forde
The Division of Forde is anAustralian Electoral Division in Queensland.The division was created in 1984 and is named for Frank Forde, who was briefly Prime Minister of Australia in 1945...
since the 2010 federal election, defeating Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
incumbent Brett Raguse
Brett Raguse
Brett Blair Raguse is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from November 2007 until July 2010, representing the electorate of Forde....
.
Bert grew up in Waterford and Bethania after his parents immigrated from Holland. His background prior to entering politics was in Financial Services. Bert worked for one of the major banks for 15 years before commencing his own Financial Services business.
In 2007, Van Manen was the Family First Party
Family First Party
The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor political party in Australia. It has two members in the South Australian Legislative Council...
candidate in the seat of Rankin
Division of Rankin
The Division of Rankin is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Annabelle Rankin, the first Queensland woman elected to the Senate....
. He received 3.53% of the primary vote in that election.