Edward John Sorensen is an Australia

Australia

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n politician. He has been a Liberal National Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Queensland Legislative Assembly

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 since 2009.

Sorensen attended public schools in Hervey Bay

Hervey Bay, Queensland

Hervey Bay is a city in Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately north of the state capital, Brisbane, and lies on the coast of a natural bay between the Queensland mainland and nearby Fraser Island. The local economy relies on tourism, for which whale watching, Fraser Island and...

, and was elected to Hervey Bay City Council

City of Hervey Bay

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 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

Electoral district of Hervey Bay

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 for the 2009 state election

Queensland state election, 2009

The Queensland state election was held to elect members to the unicameral Parliament of Queensland on 21 March 2009. The election saw the incumbent Labor government led by Premier Anna Bligh defeat the Liberal National Party of Queensland led by Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg, and gain a...

. He was successful, achieving a large swing to defeat sitting Labor

Australian Labor Party

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 member and Bligh

Anna Bligh

Anna Maria Bligh is an Australian politician and the Premier of Queensland since 2007. The 2009 Queensland state election was the first time a female-led political party won or retained state or federal government in Australia...

 Government Minister Andrew McNamara

Andrew McNamara

Andrew Ian McNamara is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Hervey Bay...

.