Bob Stensholt
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Bob Stensholt is an Australian politician in the Victorian Parliament. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1999, representing the electorate of Burwood. He is the parliamentary secretary to the state Treasurer and Minister for Finance.
Bob Stensholt’s victory in the seat of Burwood came at an 11 December 1999 by-election following the resignation from parliament of the previous member for Burwood and former Premier of Victoria, Jeff Kennett.
Stensholt’s by-election victory was unexpected and cemented the result of the 1999 state election which for a period had been up for grabs following an election in which three independants ended up with the balance of power, eventually throwing their support behind the Labor Party. The seat of Burwood had previously been held by the Liberal Party since its establishment in 1955, most recently by a margin of 10% at the state election less than two months previously.
Early in his career Stensholt had studied to be a Catholic priest, a matter the Liberal Party attempted to make some mileage out of during Stensholt's by-election campaign.
Since discontinuing his religious studies Stensholt primarily worked in various roles with the Australian Public Service in Canberra, most notably as as Assistant Director-General of Australia's overseas aid program, AusAID. Prior to being elected Bob was working as a senior research fellow at Monash University and as an international development consultant.
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