Dr Dennis Jensen | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Tangney | |
| In office 9 October 2004 – 2 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Daryl Williams |
| Succeeded by | Ben Morton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1962 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Political party | Liberal (to 2016) Conservatives (2017–2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2016) |
| Domestic partner | Trudy Hoad[1] |
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| Website | www |
Dennis Geoffrey Jensen (born 28 February 1962) is an Australian former politician. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2004 federal election, winning the Division of Tangney for the Liberal Party. Jensen lost Liberal preselection for the 2016 federal election, and subsequently resigned from the party to stand as an independent.[2] In August 2017 he joined the fledgling Australian Conservatives party.[3] Jensen has a PhD in materials science from Monash University, and before entering politics worked as a CSIRO researcher. He is known for questioning the anthropogenic causation of climate change.[4]
- ^ Wahlquist, Calla (9 May 2016). "Dennis Jensen to run as an independent and says 'branch stackers should be jailed'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Dennis Jensen, West Australian MP, blames 'dirty tricks' after being dumped by Liberal preselectors: ABC 3 April 2016
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ausconswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ WA Today, Jensen uses Hitler to deny climate change, Fairfax Media, 25 February 2009, retrieved 18 April 2013