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Dr Dennis Jensen Member of the Australian Parliament
for TangneyIncumbent Assumed office
9 October 2004Preceded by Daryl Williams Personal details Born 28 February 1962
South AfricaNationality Australian Political party Liberal Party of Australia Alma mater RMIT University
Melbourne University
Monash UniversityOccupation Research scientist Dr Dennis Jensen (born 28 February 1962 in South Africa), Australian politician, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the 9 October 2004 federal election for the Division of Tangney, Western Australia, for the Liberal Party.
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Education
He was educated at RMIT University, Melbourne University and Monash University, from where he has a PhD in materials engineering on ceramics. He was a research scientist with the CSIRO and a defence analyst before entering politics.
Politics
He was the Liberal candidate for the Division of Corio, Victoria at the 1998 election.
In 2006, Dr Jensen lost his preselection for the division of Tangney for the 2007 federal election. Dr Jensen later won back his preselection with the support of prime minister John Howard.
Dr Jensen is a sceptic of human induced global warming and, on behalf of the Lavoisier Group, organised the release of a book[1] entitled Nine Facts About Climate Change by former mining CEO Ray Evans.[2] In February 2007 during a Parliamentary sitting, Jensen quoted the then IPCC Vice Chairman Yuri Izrael who stated that "there is no proven link between human activity and global warming".[3]
His reputation as a climate change sceptic became national when he and four government colleagues disagreed with others of their party in a dissenting committee report regarding climate change.[4][5]
Dr Jensen boycotted Parliament on the day that the formal apology to the Stolen Generations was made by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.[6]
References
- ^ Denis Peters, 'Climate change "a campaign of alarmism"', news.com.au, 28 February 2007, retrieved September 2007
- ^ Sourcewatch, Ray Evans, retrieved September 2007
- ^ Dr Dennis Jensen, The mysterious disappearing hockey stick, retrieved September 2007
- ^ House Standing Committee on Science and Innovation, Between a Rock and a Hard Place the science of geosequestration, August 2007, retrieved September 2007
- ^ ABC News, Report shows Coalition divided over climate change, 13 August 2007, retrieved September 2007
- ^ The Australian, [1], retrieved February 2008
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Parliament of Australia Preceded by
Daryl WilliamsMember for Tangney
2004–presentIncumbent Current Members of the Australian House of Representatives from Western Australia Labor Liberal Julie Bishop · Barry Haase · Steve Irons · Dennis Jensen · Michael Keenan · Nola Marino · Judi Moylan · Don Randall · Luke Simpkins · Mal Washer · Ken WyattNationals WA Tony CrookCategories:- 1962 births
- Living people
- Australian engineers
- Liberal Party of Australia politicians
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Tangney
- Monash University alumni
- RMIT University alumni
- University of Melbourne alumni
- Australian people of South African descent
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