Brett Raguse
Brett Raguse | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Forde | |
| In office 24 November 2007 – 21 August 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Kay Elson |
| Succeeded by | Bert van Manen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1960 Queensland |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | Griffith University |
| Occupation | Teacher, political advisor |
Brett Blair Raguse is a former Australian Member of Parliament for Forde.
Raguse gained Labor pre-selection to contest the normally safe Liberal seat of Forde at the 2007 federal election. A position previously held by retiring Liberal Kay Elson. He won an unexpected 14% swing on election day, easily defeating new Liberal candidate Wendy Creighton in what was generally viewed as one of the main upset results of the election.[1][2] He lost his seat in the 2010 federal election to the LNP candidate Bert van Manen.
In March 2015, Raguse confirmed he would be a candidate for mayor of Logan City in the Queensland local government elections set for 19 March 2016.[3]
References
- ^ Chambers, Geoff. "ALP Forde lesson". Gold Coast Bulletin, 26 November 2007.
- ^ Flack, Mark. "Raguse rides Labor wave to parliament". Albert and Logan News, 9 November 2007.
- ^ Joshua Paterson (25 March 2015). "Brett Raguse wants Logan City mayoralty". Jimboomba Times.