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Albertus Johannes "Bert" van Manen (born 24 March 1965) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) member of the Australian House of Representatives seat of Forde since the 2010 federal election, defeating Australian Labor Party incumbent Brett Raguse.

Bert van Manen was born in Brisbane, Queensland, to Dutch immigrants.

Bert grew up in Waterford and Bethania with three brothers and a sister. He attended Waterford State School, Waterford West State School and graduated from Kingston State High School.

His first job was working at the local Caltex service station. After leaving school Bert worked for one of Australia's major banks, before leaving to commence his own financial services business.

Bert married his wife Judi in Beenleigh in 1987. Their two sons both attended Calvary Christian College in Cornubia.

Bert grew up playing soccer and cricket for local sporting clubs, and worked tiling with his father during school holidays.

A true local, Bert is proud to represent the community he was raised in and continues to call home.

An active member of the local community, Bert continues to play soccer and golf when time permits. 

In 2007, van Manen was the Family First Party candidate in the seat of Rankin. He received 3.53% of the primary vote in that election.

Elected as the Federal Member for Forde in 2010, Bert van Manen MP has gone on to win the 2013 and 2016 Federal Elections. as the Liberal National Party candidate.

Since winning office, Bert has developed a positive reputation for delivering results for his community.

He has provided more than $84 million in funding for infrastructure upgrades and community projects.

He played an instrumental role in securing funding for the Exit 54 upgrade at Upper Coomera. He provided a significant contribution for the Beenleigh Town Square Project and the new Headspace mental health facility at Meadowbrook, and has improved crime prevention with more than half a million dollars in funding for new CCTV cameras.

While much has been achieved, Bert van Manen is committed to securing funding to upgrade the M1 Highway between the Logan and Gateway Motorway merges, as well as lowering the youth unemployment rate in Logan.

Nationally, Bert continues to fight for families and businesses in Forde by backing legislation that reduces the tax burden and builds a strong economy that will create more jobs for Australians.

• • Van Manen official website
  • APH profile
  • Bert van Manen's speeches in Parliament

www.bertvanmanen.com.au