Maxwell Henry Ortmann (born 3 June 1941) is a former Australian politician. He was the
Country Liberal Party
The Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory (CLP) is a centre-right political party in Australia's Northern Territory. In local politics it operates in a two-party system with the Australian Labor Party (ALP). It also contests federal ...
member for
Brennan in the
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory is the unicameral legislature of the Northern Territory of Australia. The Legislative Assembly has 25 members, each elected in single-member electorates for four-year terms. The voting method f ...
from 1990 to 1994. Ortmann defeated sitting CLP MLA
Col Firmin
Colin Charles "Col" Firmin (11 April 1940 – 3 March 2013) was a former Australian politician.
Firmin served as an Alderman for the City of Darwin from 1976 to 1983 before his preselection by the ruling Country Liberal Party (CLP) for the ...
both for preselection and when Firmin ran as an
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. He earned the sobriquet "Mad Max" following an incident where he wrapped a microphone cord around the neck of Jeremy Thompson, an
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reporter, after a series of probing questions. Ortmann lost preselection to
Denis Burke in 1994 and was defeated as an independent.
References
1941 births
Living people
Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Country Liberal Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Independent members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
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