Edward John Sorensen (born 20 January 1953) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal National Party member of the

Legislative Assembly of Queensland The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembl ...

from 2009 to 2020. Sorensen attended public schools in

Hervey Bay Hervey Bay () is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the Hervey Bay (Queensland), bay of ...

, and was elected to Hervey Bay City Council in 1994. In 2000 he became mayor, serving in that position until 2008, when he was selected as the Liberal National Party candidate for

for the 2009 state election. He was successful, achieving a large swing to defeat sitting

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member and Bligh government Minister Andrew McNamara. Sorensen announced in May 2020 that he would retire from state politics at the 2020 Queensland state election in October.

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