Wayne Wendt

Wayne Wendt
Mayor of the
City of Ipswich
(Acting)
In office
3 May 2018 – 21 August 2018
Preceded byAndrew Antoniolli
Succeeded byCouncil Dissolved
Ipswich City Councillor for
Division 5
In office
13 March 2016 – 21 August 2018
Preceded byHeather Morrow
Succeeded byCouncil Dissolved
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Ipswich West
In office
9 September 2006 – 23 March 2012
Preceded byDon Livingstone
Succeeded bySean Choat
Personal details
Born
Wayne Earl Wendt

(1960-08-21) 21 August 1960 (age 64)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
Alma materGriffith University

Wayne Earl Wendt (born 21 August 1960) is a Labor Party politician who represented the electoral district of Ipswich West in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.[1]

In 2016, Wendt was elected as the Division 5 Councillor of the City of Ipswich.[2] In 2017 he was elected Deputy Mayor.[3] On May 3, 2018, he became Acting Mayor, following the resignation by the Mayor on suspected corruption charges and served in this capacity until the dissolution of Ipswich City Council in August 2018.[4]

  1. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Ipswich City Council - Councillor Election - Division 5 - Division Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Division 5 - Councillor Wayne Wendt (Deputy Mayor)". City of Ipswich. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Emergency bill to dissolve Ipswich City Council enters house". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.