Education
Born in Maryborough, Queensland, he was educated at Christian Brothers High School before becoming a shipwright loftsman and carpenter.
Born in Maryborough, Queensland, he was educated at Christian Brothers High School before becoming a shipwright loftsman and carpenter.
He was an official with the Federal Shipwrights and Ship Constructers Association and a Maryborough City Councillor before entering federal politics. In 1958, he ran for the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor candidate for Wide Bay, losing to Country candidate Henry Bandidt. He held the seat until his defeat in 1974 by the Country Party"s Clarrie Millar.
He sought a rematch against Millar in 1975, but was heavily defeated.
In 1977, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Maryborough, a position he held until 1983. He died in 1999, aged 77, and, in January 2001, was posthumously awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia with the citation "Foreign service to the community of Maryborough, particularly through the Maryborough and District Housing Action group and the Scouting movement".
Hansen is buried in the Maryborough Cemetery. Brendan Percival Hansen was honored with a park in his name in Granville and a government building, The Brendan Hansen Building, in Hervey Bay.
Moira Hansen was a light opera singer who remains active in the city"s arts community.
They had eight children, including Mary Hansen (1966–2002), a singer/musician for the British band, Stereolab.
Quotations: "Foreign service to the community of Maryborough, particularly through the Maryborough and District Housing Action group and the Scouting movement".