Harry Jensen
Lord Mayor of Sydney | |
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| In office 1 December 1956 – 3 December 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Hills |
| Succeeded by | John Armstrong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1913 Labor Party |
Henry Frederick Jensen
Lord Mayor of Sydney
from 1957 until 1965.
Born in
Labor Party in 1929. He worked as an electrician and became an organiser within the Australian Electrical Trades Union
and a delegate to the Australian Trades and Labor Council. He subsequently established his own electrical contracting business and later worked in footwear distribution.
He served as an
Lord Mayor of Sydney
from 1957 until 1965.
He entered the New South Wales Legislative Assembly at the 1965 state election, as member for Wyong, which he represented until October 1973. He was re-elected in November 1973 as the representative for Munmorah, a seat he occupied until 28 August 1981.[1]
From 1976 until 1981, Jensen held various ministerial positions in the cabinet of Premier Neville Wran. He died in Randwick, New South Wales.[1]
References
- ^ a b "The Hon. (Harry) Henry Frederick Jensen (1913-1998)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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