George Christensen (politician)
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George Christensen MP |
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| Chief Whip of the National Party | |
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In office 30 August 2016 – 28 February 2017 |
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| Deputy | Michelle Landry |
| Preceded by | Mark Coulton |
| Succeeded by | Damian Drum |
| Deputy Whip of the National Party | |
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In office 17 October 2013 – 30 August 2016 |
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| Chief Whip | Mark Coulton |
| Preceded by | Paul Neville |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Landry |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Dawson |
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Assumed office 21 August 2010 |
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| Preceded by | James Bidgood |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
George Robert Christensen 30 June 1978 Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party |
National (federal) Liberal National (state) |
| Other political affiliations |
Coalition |
| Residence | Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| Education | Mackay State High School |
| Alma mater | Central Queensland University (B.Comm. in Journalism) |
| Occupation |
Newspaper publishing company executive (Walkerston & Valley) |
| Profession |
Journalist Politician |
| Website | georgechristensen.com.au |
George Robert Christensen (born 30 June 1978) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2010 federal election, representing the Division of Dawson. He is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, and sits with the National Party in federal parliament. He is known for his social conservatism and for his criticism of Islam.
Christensen was born in Mackay to third-generation cane farmers who originally emigrated from Denmark in 1901. He is the eldest son to two disability pensioners. He joined the Young Nationals at the age of 15. Christensen was schooled in Andergrove, Walkerston and at Mackay State High before completing an undergraduate communications degree in journalism at Central Queensland University in Rockhampton in 2000. As a university student, Christensen was editor of The Student Advocate, a conservative university newsletter, and spent six months work experience at a community newspaper, The Pioneer News.
When he was 21 years old, Christensen briefly attended a seminary in Melbourne with the intention to become a Catholic priest. However, when his father "pointedly objected," Christensen gave it up. Later, in 2014, he converted to worship in the Antiochian Orthodox Church.
From 2001-2004 Christensen worked as an electorate officer and press secretary for federal Nationals MP De-Anne Kelly.
In 2005 Christensen founded a publishing business with Nicole Ratliff, his girlfriend of the time, to produce two community newspapers Walkerston & Valley Advertiser and Northern Beaches Advertiser. The business folded in 2013.
In 2004, Christensen was elected to Mackay City Council as a councillor, and in 2008 gained a seat on the amalgamated Mackay Regional Council. He was a director of the Mackay Regional Housing Company and Vice-President of Mackay Regional Council for Social Development. He was the foundation chair of Walkerston Community Kindergarten Association and former chair of HACC Transport Mackay Inc.
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