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About Ben Hardman
- Benedict (Ben) Paul Hardman (born 4 August 1964) is an Australian politician.
- He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2010, representing the electorate of Seymour. Hardman was born in Kiama, New South Wales.
- He was educated at St Peter and Paul Primary School and St Gregory's College, Campbelltown.
- He worked as a steward with the Wagga Wagga Leagues Club from 1982 to 1983, and as a clerk for the Wagga Wagga City Council from 1983 to 1986, before moving to Victoria to study teaching at the University of Ballarat.
- He graduated in 1989, and worked as a teacher at Highlands Primary School before being appointed principal of Flowerdale Primary School in 1996, a role he held until his election to parliament.Hardman was preselected as the Labor candidate for the state seat of Seymour for the 1999 state election.
- Seymour was a Liberal-leaning seat that had been easily held by retiring Liberal minister Marie Tehan, and Hardman was not expected to win; however, amidst the Bracks government's surprise victory he emerged successful, eking out a narrow win on election day.
- He increased his majority sharply amidst Labor's landslide re-election in 2002, and was again easily re-elected in 2006.
- He was defeated in 2010.
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