Bastian Seidel

Bastian Manfred Seidel (born 23 April 1975)[1] is an Australian politician and medical doctor.

The Honourable

Bastian Seidel

MLC
Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Huon
Assumed office
1 August 2020
Preceded byRobert Armstrong
Personal details
Born (1975-04-23) 23 April 1975
Kamen, Germany
CitizenshipAustralian
NationalityGerman
Political partyLabor
Alma materLeipzig University
University of Pretoria
University of the Free State
ProfessionMedical doctor

Seidel was born in Kamen, a small town in the Ruhr Valley region of Germany, and undertook preliminary medical training in South Africa and Germany, before completing specialist general practitioner training in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he emigrated to Australia on a skilled migrant visa, and established a medical practice in Huonville, Tasmania in 2008.[2] He was president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) from 2016 to 2018.[3]

Seidel was married to Erica Bell, an academic, medical researcher and novelist. Bell died from a brain haemorrhage in 2014, and Seidel established the Erica Bell Foundation in her memory, which awards two $10,000 literary prizes each year.[4]

In 2020, Seidel nominated as a candidate for the Australian Labor Party at the 2020 election for the Tasmanian Legislative Council division of Huon.[5] He was elected on 1 August 2020, defeating incumbent independent MLC Robert Armstrong.[6]

References
  1. "Huon LegCo Election – Candidate Profiles". Tasmanian Times. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. Patty, Anna (5 January 2017). "Forecast oversupply of doctors to hit this year amid calls to halt imports". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "Dr Bastian Seidel bids farewell to RACGP members". RACGP. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. Crawley, Jennifer (30 September 2014). "Dr Erica Bell's literary legacy lives on in Tasmania through establishment of annual prizes". The Mercury. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. Jarvie, Emily (11 February 2020). "Bastian Seidel to contest Huon". The Advocate. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. "Legislative Council Elections 2020 Results – Huon". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by
Robert Armstrong		 Member for Huon
2020–present		 Incumbent
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