Teunis "Tony" Mulder APM (born 9 May 1955 in Rotterdam, Netherlands)[1] is an Australian politician. He was an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, representing the electoral division of Rumney from 2011 to 2017.[2] Mulder is currently serving as a councillor on the Clarence City Council since 2018, having previously served as an alderman from 2005 to 2011.[3]
Tony Mulder | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Council for Rumney | |
| In office 7 May 2011 – 6 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Lin Thorp |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Lovell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Teunis Mulder 9 May 1955 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Political party | Independent Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal |
| Occupation | Police officer |
He was born in Rotterdam in 1955, and his family emigrated to Australia in 1957. He studied political science at the University of Tasmania.[1]
Mulder is a former police officer, and was a Commander in the Tasmania Police. He was director of the State Security Unit, the Tasmanian Police counter-terrorism taskforce.[4]
Although running as an independent candidate, Mulder openly retains links to the Liberal Party,[5] for whom he ran as a candidate for Franklin in the 2010 state election.[6] Before the 2010 election, the Labor Party lodged a complaint that Mulder may have breached the Electoral Act when he appeared in a television advertisement wearing a police uniform, giving the impression that he was still a serving police officer. He was cleared of breaching the Electoral Act by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission.[7]
Mulder was defeated by Labor candidate Sarah Lovell at the 2017 election for Rumney.[8] He unsuccessfully contested the new seat of Prosser at the 2018 periodic election,[9] and the lower house seat of Franklin at the 2024 state election.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b Inaugural speech: Hon. Tony Mulder MLC Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Parliament of Tasmania, 21 June 2011.
- ^ Media Release — 2011 Legislative Council Elections – Update Monday 9 May, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Councillors". ccc.tas.gov.au.
- ^ Annual Report 2008–09 Archived 22 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Tasmania Police.
- ^ Neales, Sue: Dramatic tension mounting, The Mercury, 6 May 2011.
- ^ 2010 Tasmanian Election – Franklin, ABC News, 2010.
- ^ Mulder cleared by Electoral Commission, 936 ABC Hobart, 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Labor wins seat of Rumney in Tasmania's Upper House elections". ABC News. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Prosser poll candidates a 'blast from the past'". ABC News. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Mulder confirms independent run in Franklin". The Mercury. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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