Bernie Ripoll
Bernard Fernand Ripoll (born 6 January 1966) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Oxley, Queensland. He was born in Pézénas, France, and educated at the Queensland University of Technology. He was an aircraft electrician with the Royal Australian Air Force, an electrician and an organiser with the State Public Services Federation of Queensland before entering politics.
Ripoll was appointed Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Inrastructure in October 2004.
He is a member of the national Right faction of the Australian Labor Party, affiliated to the Labor Forum a.k.a. AWU faction.
Personal webpage [1] and link to the annual charity family ride linking the two cities of Brisbane and Ipwsich in raising funds for local hospitals.
The Mall2Mall ride runs in conjunction with the Festival each year.