Peter Edward Besseling (born 8 March 1970) is an Australian politician. Besseling is
the Mayor of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, elected on 8 September 2012, as an independent candidate.Besseling served as Member for Port Macquarie between 2008 and 2011.
Prior to entering politics, he was a professional rugby union player.
As one of four children, Peter grew up with his family on a property north-west of Sydney along the Hawkesbury River. His early working days were with an equipment rental company, moving from equipment service to management.
An introduction to rugby union led him to train with Sydney University, and a debut in First Grade that same year for the club.
In 1995, Peter and his wife Meaghan, moved west of Wauchope to Byabarra, in order to start a family and run a wholesale palm business. A year later, rugby union turned professional and Peter took up a contract offer with the Brumbies in Canberra.
Having moved back to the Mid North Coast following the birth of his daughter, Peter assisted his rugby teammate Rob Oakeshott in his successful campaign to become the NSW Member for Port Macquarie, before again being lured south to run the Development Program for rugby union in Western Sydney, managing five development officers and playing for Penrith.
In 1999 and as captain of the Penrith team, Peter was selected for both NSW and for Australia A and capped off a wonderful year by winning the Ken Catchpole Medal for best Sydney premiership player. The following year, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his services to rugby for his work with rugby development.
In 2001, Peter accepted a contract with IBM Japan and moved with his family to Chiba, just outside Tokyo, for three years.
Returning home, he teamed up once more with Rob Oakeshott to become his Senior Advisor and was then elected to the NSW Parliament in 2008 following a by-election for the vacant seat of Port Macquarie, which he held until 2011.
Peter was elected Mayor of Port Macquarie-Hastings in the 2012 Local Government Election.
Prior to entering politics, he was a professional rugby union player.
As one of four children, Peter grew up with his family on a property north-west of Sydney along the Hawkesbury River. His early working days were with an equipment rental company, moving from equipment service to management.
An introduction to rugby union led him to train with Sydney University, and a debut in First Grade that same year for the club.
In 1995, Peter and his wife Meaghan, moved west of Wauchope to Byabarra, in order to start a family and run a wholesale palm business. A year later, rugby union turned professional and Peter took up a contract offer with the Brumbies in Canberra.
Having moved back to the Mid North Coast following the birth of his daughter, Peter assisted his rugby teammate Rob Oakeshott in his successful campaign to become the NSW Member for Port Macquarie, before again being lured south to run the Development Program for rugby union in Western Sydney, managing five development officers and playing for Penrith.
In 1999 and as captain of the Penrith team, Peter was selected for both NSW and for Australia A and capped off a wonderful year by winning the Ken Catchpole Medal for best Sydney premiership player. The following year, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his services to rugby for his work with rugby development.
In 2001, Peter accepted a contract with IBM Japan and moved with his family to Chiba, just outside Tokyo, for three years.
Returning home, he teamed up once more with Rob Oakeshott to become his Senior Advisor and was then elected to the NSW Parliament in 2008 following a by-election for the vacant seat of Port Macquarie, which he held until 2011.
Peter was elected Mayor of Port Macquarie-Hastings in the 2012 Local Government Election.
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