Ken Wriedt
Ken Wriedt | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Wriedt in 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition in Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 27 May 1982 – 19 February 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Robin Gray | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Neil Batt | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Leader of the Australian Labor Party in the Senate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 February 1975 – 28 September 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Gough Whitlam Bill Hayden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lionel Murphy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Button | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister for Minerals and Energy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 14 October 1975 – 11 November 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Rex Connor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Doug Anthony | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister for Primary Industry & Agriculture | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 19 December 1972 – 21 October 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lance Barnard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Rex Patterson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senator for Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 July 1968 – 25 September 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Nick McKenna | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jean Hearn | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 July 1927 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 October 2010 (aged 83) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Helga Burger
(m. 1959; died 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Paula Wriedt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Seaman | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenneth Shaw Wriedt (11 July 1927 – 18 October 2010) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served as a Senator for Tasmania from 1968 to 1980, including as a minister in the Whitlam government (1972–1975) and ALP Senate leader. He later moved to state politics where he was ALP state leader and leader of the opposition from 1982 to 1986.