Mr Bert van Manen MP

Mr Bert van Manen MP

Member for Forde

Positions
Chief Opposition Whip
Party
Liberal National Party of Queensland
Chamber
House of Representatives

Seating Plan

Seating map

Electorate Office

(Principal Office)

Level 1
110-112 George Street
Beenleigh, QLD, 4207

Postal address

PO Box 884
Beenleigh, QLD, 4207

Telephone:
(07) 3807 6340
Fax:
(07) 3807 1990

Parliament Office

PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Telephone:
(02) 6277 4088

Biography

Parliamentary service
  • Elected to the House of Representatives for Forde, Queensland, 2010. Re-elected 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2022.
Committee service
  • House of Representatives Select: Intergenerational Welfare Dependence served from 28.6.2018 to 2.4.2019
  • House of Representatives Standing: Petitions served from 25.10.2010 to 5.8.2013; Indigenous Affairs served from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Tax and Revenue served from 4.12.2013 to 3.3.2015; Infrastructure and Communications served from 24.9.2014 to 13.10.2015; Tax and Revenue served as Chair from 4.3.2015 to 9.5.2016; Infrastructure, Transport and Cities served from 19.10.2015 to 9.5.2016; Tax and Revenue served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2022; Appropriations and Administration served from 14.9.2016 to present; House served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Infrastructure, Transport and Cities served from 4.7.2019 to 11.4.2022; Procedure served as Chair from 17.9.2019 to 9.1.2020; Procedure served from 10.1.2020 to 5.5.2020; Selection served from 1.8.2022 to present; Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water served from 1.8.2022 to 20.3.2024; Economics served from 1.8.2022 to present
  • Joint Standing: Parliamentary Library served from 10.10.2016 to 1.7.2019; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 6.2.2018 to 13.8.2018
  • Joint Statutory: Law Enforcement served as Chair from 12.12.2013 to 2.3.2015; Corporations and Financial Services served from 22.2.2016 to 9.5.2016; Corporations and Financial Services served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2022; Public Accounts and Audit served from 14.9.2016 to 15.9.2016; Public Accounts and Audit served from 17.9.2019 to 5.5.2020
Parliamentary party positions
  • Liberal Party of Australia. Served: 21.08.2010 to present
  • Government Whip in the House of Representatives from 30.8.2016 to 2.7.2019.
  • Chief Government Whip in the House of Representatives from 2.7.2019 to 11.4.2022.
  • Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Representatives from 26.7.2022.
Personal
  • Born: 24.3.1965, Brisbane, Australia
  • Gender: Male
  • Marital Status: Married
Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
  • CertFinMkts (Financial Services Institute of Australasia).
  • Bank officer from 1983 to 1998.
  • Financial adviser from 1999 to 2010.
Electorate
  • Name: Forde
  • Location: The Division of Forde consists of: part of the Gold Coast City Council, and part of the Logan City Council.
  • Area: 418 Sq km
  • Electors enrolled: 107,261 (at 10.6.2019)
  • Industries: Retail, commercial and industrial activities.

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