Ken Aldred

Kenneth James Aldred (born August 1 1945) was an Australian politican who represented the Liberal Party in the Australian House of Representatives between 1975 and 1996.

Aldred was elected to represent the Division of Henty in Victoria in the 1975 federal election and re-elected in 1977, before being defeated by his predecessor in Henty, Labor candidate Joan Child, in the 1980 federal election.

After the resignation of Speaker of the House Billy Snedden following the Coalition's defeat in the 1983 federal election, Aldred successfully stood in the by-election for his seat in the Division of Bruce. He was re-elected in Bruce in the 1984 and 1987 federal elections. Following an electoral redistribution he was elected to represent the Division of Deakin in the 1990 and 1993 federal elections.

Aldred was disendorsed by the Liberal Party after using parliamentary privilege to make allegations of involvement in espionage and drug trafficking against a prominent Jewish lawyer and a senior foreign affairs official, using documents that were later found to be forged. He also alleged that the Department of Foreign Affairs had 20 pedophiles in its senior ranks, and named one senior diplomat, who was charged and subsequently exonerated.

In 2007, controversy ensued when the local Liberal Party branch endorsed Aldred as their candidate for the marginal seat of Holt. However the Administrative Committee of the Liberal Party in Victoria voted unanimously to veto his endorsement.

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Category: 1945 births Category: Living people Category: Liberal Party of Australia politicians Category: Members of the Australian House of Representatives Category: Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Henty Category: Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Bruce Category: Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Deakin