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Bjelke-Petersen family

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Bjelke-Petersen is the name of an Australian family of Danish descent. The common ancestors of the Australian family are Georg Peter Bjelke-Petersen (born c. 1845), a Danish farmer and master-builder, and his wife Caroline Vilhelmine (maiden name Hansen) (born c. 1845). They came to Australia with their children in 1891. Born just Petersen, Georg hyphenated his name with the Danish word for wooden beam, some time in the 1860s.[1]

Politics

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The Bjelke-Petersens have influenced politics in Queensland, at both state and Commonwealth levels, for sixty years.

Other pursuits

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  • Christian Bjelke-Petersen (1872–1964) founded the Bjelke-Petersen School of Physical Culture in 1892 – as of 2005, there were 180 associated clubs throughout Australia. He was Georg Peter Bjelke-Petersen's son.
  • Marie Bjelke Petersen (1874–1969) was an Australian novelist. Note the lack of hyphen in her version of this name. She was Georg Peter Bjelke-Petersen's daughter.

References

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  1. ^ "Bjelke-Petersen". Danes in Australia. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Clive Palmer signs up John Bjelke-Petersen to his new party". The Australian. 7 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Callide: District Summary". 2015 State General Election. Electoral Commission of Queensland. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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