Peter Besseling

Peter Besseling
9th Mayor of Port Macquarie-Hastings
In office
8 September 2012 – 8 May 2017
DeputyTrevor Sargeant
Adam Roberts
Justin Levido
Lisa Intemann
Preceded byNeil Porter (Administrator)
Succeeded byLisa Intemann (acting)
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Port Macquarie
In office
18 October 2008 – 4 March 2011
Preceded byRob Oakeshott
Succeeded byLeslie Williams
Personal details
Born (1970-03-08) 8 March 1970 (age 54)
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyIndependent

Peter Edward Besseling (born 8 March 1970) is an Australian politician. Besseling was the Mayor of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, from 8 September 2012 to 8 May 2017, as an independent.[1] Besseling served as Member for Port Macquarie between 2008 and 2011.[2] Besseling is now General Manager at Birdon Pty Ltd.[3]

Prior to entering politics, he was a professional rugby union player.

  1. ^ "Port Macquarie-Hastings Council – Mayoral Election". Local Government Election 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Besseling drubbing a warning for Oakeshott". Australia: ABC News. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  3. ^ Media, Australian Community Media – Fairfax (8 May 2017). "Benson paves way for Besseling at Birdon | video". Port Macquarie News. Retrieved 9 May 2017.