Bert van Manen Politician
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.Van Manen grew up in Waterford and Bethania after his parents emigrated from the Netherlands. He worked in financial services before entering politics. He was employed by a bank for 15 years before starting his own business. 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.