Jensen, Eugene Dubois (Lou)
Personal
Birth Date:
13 February 1915 (Port Darwin, Northern Territory)
Death Date:
1 July 2003 (Bundaberg, Queensland)
Parents:
Harald Ingemann Jensen and Jane Elizabeth Ellen (nee England)
Family:
Olive Margaret Magee on 30 May 1941, 2 daughters
Education:
Nundah State School; Brisbane Grammar School; Brisbane Technical College (Diploma of Sugar Chemistry)
Career
Research Technologist, Fairymead Sugar, 1965 to 1969; Sugar mill technologist, Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, Bundaberg, 1957 to 1965; Assistant Chief Chemist, Racecourse Mill, Mackay Sugar, 1954 to 1957; Assistant Chief Chemist, Isis Central Sugar Mill, 1948 to 1954; Shift production chemist, Fairymead Sugar, Bundaberg, 1946 to 1948; Sugar chemist, Fairymead Sugar, Bundaberg, 1934 to 1941
Military Service:
Chemist and production and statistics planning officer, St Marys Munitions Factory, 1943 to 1946; Chemist, Fuse section, Maribyrnong Munitions Factory, Victoria, 1941 to 1943
Party Positions:
- Vice-President, Bundaberg Branch of the ALP. 1968 - 1971
- Campaign Director, Federal Wide Bay seat, 1972.
- Delegate, State Australian Labor Party Conventions.
- Campaign Director, Federal Wide Bay seat, 1974.
- Campaign Director, Federal Wide Bay seat, 1975.
- Delegate, Federal Divisional Electorate for Wide Bay.
- Member, Queensland Central Executive of the ALP for one year.
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | Bundaberg | 17 May 1969 | 12 Nov 1977 |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Member, Parliamentary delegation to Indonesia, Japan and South-East Asia | 1976 | |
| Shadow Minister for Lands, Forestry and Water Resources | 1975 | 1976 |
| Member, Parliamentary Printing Committee | 1 Jan 1975 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests included sports and political issues; patron, Bundaberg branch of Blue Nursing; patron, Bundaberg Race Club; vice-president of the lifesaving organisation
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service; Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Courier-Mail, 'Rebel MP was not shy of controversy', 17 July 2003; Courier-Mail, 'Party levy rebel stays unmoved', 20 July 1976; Queensland Parliamentary Debates, 3rd Session of the 41st Parliament, Vol. 271, 1976-77 (Brisbane: Government Printer)
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