Patricia Petersen

Patricia May Petersen, is an Australian academic from Ipswich, Queensland.

Petersen holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New South Wales and was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland in 2002. Petersen has been a lecturer at Central Queensland University.

Petersen has run unsuccessfully for political office many times, and has been referred to as a serial candidate.

Petersen ran as an independent candidate for the federal seat of Warringah in 2004 and 2007. She lost both times to Tony Abbott. Petersen also contested the mayoral election in Manly in 2008, and lost to Jean Hay.

Petersen ran as an independent for the Queensland seat of Bundamba in the 2009 state election, and lost to Jo-Ann Miller.

Petersen contested the seat of Blair at the 2010 federal election as an Australians Greens candidate, and lost to Shayne Neumann.

Petersen contested the seat of Ipswich as an independent in the 2012 Queensland state election, and lost to Ian Berry.

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