Dennis Ross Stevenson (born 12 November 1946) was an Australian politician. He was elected in the inaugural 1989 general election to serve in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, on a platform of abolishing self-government in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Stevenson was re-elected at the 1992 general election and resigned from the ACT Legislative Assembly in 1995.
Dennis Stevenson | |
|---|---|
| Member of ACT Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 8 May 1989 – 18 February 1995 | |
| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Succeeded by | multi-member constituencies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dennis Ross Stevenson 12 November 1946 Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Abolish Self-Government Coalition |
| Profession | Policeman, soldier, manager, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch/service | Citizen's Military Forces |
| Years of service | 1966 – 1973 |
| Unit | 1st/19th Battalion Royal NSW Regiment |
| [1][2] | |
Biography
editStevenson was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and worked as a photogrammatist, company director, an operator of health centres and trainer in sales, marketing, public speaking and motivation. He has also worked as a life coach, business consultant, counselor and laborer. Immediately prior to his parliamentary career he served in the NSW Police Force from 1965 to 1973,[1] primarily training personnel in intelligence matters. Stevenson served in the reserve forces of the Australian Army between 1966 and 1973.[1]
Following his election to the ACT Legislative Assembly, Stevenson worked on many issues including abolishing the newly established self-government in the Australian Capital Territory, campaigning against the Hare-Clark voting system,[citation needed] for the introduction of citizens' initiated referendums,[citation needed] banning computer porn and the fledgling pornography industry in the ACT[3] and other human-rights issues. After resigning from the assembly in 1995 he traveled extensively before returning to Canberra.
Since his political career Stevenson moved to Queensland and campaigned on civil-liberties issues including against the water fluoridation[4] and highlighting the decline of Australian democracy.[citation needed] Stevenson was the compere at the Inverell Forum between 1992 and 2008.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Members of the First Assembly" (PDF). Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory. September 1990. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Members of the Second Assembly" (PDF). Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory. April 1993. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Hills, Ben (9 August 1990). "Forget homework, computer kids discover electro-porn". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Stevenson, Dennis (3 July 2008). "Fluoride: 12 Reasons to reject fluoridation!". Love for Life. Arthur & Fiona Cristian. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Inverell Forum". 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
External links
edit- Paranoid Con-Men
- Adams, Phillip (2010). Backstage Politics (paperback). Penguin Group Australia. ISBN 9780670073849.
This article relating to the Australian Capital Territory is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This article about an Australian politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |