Rowan Holzberger
Rowan Holzberger | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Forde | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Bert van Manen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1973 (age 52) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Occupation | Politician, farmer |
Rowan Aubrey Victor Holzberger[1] (born 8 January 1973) is an Australian politician and former business owner. He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the 2025 federal election for the Division of Forde.[2]
Early life
[edit]Holzberger was born on 8 January 1973 in Brisbane, Queensland. He moved to Broken Hill with his family at the age of 11. As a young man, Holzberger attended university in Adelaide, and served as a political staffer for an MP during the Keating government.
After Labor lost the 1996 federal election, Holzberger returned to Broken Hill where he worked as a fitter and machinist, then a farmer on a sheep and cattle station, and at one point owned a contract mustering business. He eventually moved back to Brisbane and then the Gold Coast where he ran another small business, before settling in Beenleigh, where he has lived with his family since 2006. Holzberger has reputedly known Prime Minister Anthony Albanese since the age of 14.[3]
Career
[edit]Before entering politics, Holzberger worked as an electorate officer for Senator Murray Watt and Queensland state MP Shannon Fentiman.[4]
In the 2015 state election, he ran for the division of Southport,[5] but lost to MP Rob Molhoek.[6] Holzberger subsequently ran for the division of Bonney in the 2017 state election, losing to MP Sam O'Connor.[7] He previously contested Forde at the 2022 federal election, losing to incumbent MP Bert van Manen by approximately 8,500 votes.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bonney Candidate Profile : 2017 State General Election HOLZBERGER, Rowan". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 21 March 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ Green, Antony (2 May 2025). "Forde Federal Election 2025 Results". ABC News. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ Manning, Chris (16 May 2025). "Who is Rowan Holzberger, the new Member for Forde". MyCity Logan. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ Weston, Paul; Potts, Andrew (5 May 2025). "Federal election 2025: Forde on a knife-edge, with Labor's Rowan Holzberger ahead of incumbent Bert Van Manen". The Gold Coast Bulletin. Archived from the original on 5 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ Frank, Hannah (29 January 2015). "E&OE Transcript press conference with Rowan Holzberger, candidate for Southport; Penny Toland, candidate for Broadwater; Gail Hislop, candidate for Burleigh Gold Coast". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Elections - 2015 State General Election - Southport - District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Elections - 2017 State General Election - Bonney - District Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
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