Dennis Jensen

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Dr Dennis Jensen
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Tangney
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 October 2004
Preceded by Daryl Williams
Personal details
Born 28 February 1962 (1962-02-28) (age 49)
South Africa
Nationality Australian
Political party Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater RMIT University
Melbourne University
Monash University
Occupation 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

  1. ^ Denis Peters, 'Climate change "a campaign of alarmism"', news.com.au, 28 February 2007, retrieved September 2007
  2. ^ Sourcewatch, Ray Evans, retrieved September 2007
  3. ^ Dr Dennis Jensen, The mysterious disappearing hockey stick, retrieved September 2007
  4. ^ House Standing Committee on Science and Innovation, Between a Rock and a Hard Place the science of geosequestration, August 2007, retrieved September 2007
  5. ^ ABC News, Report shows Coalition divided over climate change, 13 August 2007, retrieved September 2007
  6. ^ The Australian, [1], retrieved February 2008

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Daryl Williams		 Member for Tangney
2004–present		 Incumbent