Background
Ludwig was born in Queensland in 1927 and was educated at Marist College in the Brisbane suburb of Ashgrove.
National Executive National President
Ludwig was born in Queensland in 1927 and was educated at Marist College in the Brisbane suburb of Ashgrove.
He began his working life as a shearer and remained in the pastoral industry until 1971 when he became an employee of the AWU. In 1982 Ludwig was elected as the South Western District Secretary of the AWU in Queensland, a position he held until he was elected as the Secretary of the state branch in Queensland in 1988. Ludwig is head of the powerful Labor Forum or AWU Faction which dominates the Queensland branch of the Australian Labor Party.
Ludwig is a member of the ALP National Executive and Vice President of the ALP"s Queensland Branch.