Ken Wriedt

Kenneth Shaw "Ken" Wriedt (born 11 July 1927) is a former Australian politician and minister.

Wriedt was born in Melbourne, Victoria.cite web
title =Wriedt, Kenneth Shaw
work= The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856
publisher =Parliament of Tasmania
url =http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/history/tasparl/wriedt642.htm
accessdate = 2008-01-23 ] He was elected as an Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania at the 1967 Senate election and remained in the Senate until his resignation in September 1980. When the Whitlam government was elected at the December 1972 election, he was appointed Minister for Primary Industry. In June 1974 his portfolio was renamed Agriculture. On 14 October 1975, Rex Connor was obliged to resign as Minister for Minerals and Energy as a result of the Loans Affair and Wriedt was appointed in his place. Nevertheless, he lost this position when the government was dismissed on 11 November. [cite web
title =Members of the Senate since 1901
publisher =Parliament of Australia
work=Parliamentary Handbook
url =http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/historical/senate/rae.zeal.htm
accessdate = 2008-01-23 ]

In 1982, Wriedt won a seat in the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Franklin. He was leader of the opposition from 1982 to 1986 and a minister from 1989 to 1990. He resigned from parliament in October 1990. He is the father of Tasmanian House of Assembly member, Paula Wriedt.

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Persondata
NAME = Wriedt, Kenneth Shaw
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Wriedt, Ken
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH = 11 July 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH = Melbourne, Victoria
DATE OF DEATH = Living Person
PLACE OF DEATH =