He’s thrust himself into battle for Kooyong. So who is Peter Jordan?

Peter Jordan made national headlines when he was caught on camera doing some unorthodox campaigning for his wife, Teal MP Monique Ryan. So who is the man behind the stolen election poster?

Politicians typically try and keep their personal lives away from the public eye.

But for independent Teal MP Monique Ryan, her husband has now thrust himself into the national spotlight.

On Monday, Peter Jordan was forced to apologise after he was caught pulling down a Liberal competitor’s election poster in Hawthorn.

The embarrassing ordeal comes on the eve of the federal election, as Dr Ryan attempts to reclaim the seat of Kooyong, which she holds on a 2.5 per cent margin, after famously winning the seat off former Liberal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in 2022.

A video, filmed by a Liberal Party volunteer, showed Mr Jordan carrying a large poster spruiking Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer.

Monique Ryan’s husband Peter Jordan was caught on camera stealing an Amelia Hamer poster from the nature strip of a residential property and running off with it.

Mr Jordan claimed the poster was “illegally put up” but later backflipped when the story was plastered across the media, conceding it was a mistake to rip it down.

“I unreservedly apologise for removing the sign — it was a mistake,” he said.

“I believed the sign was illegally placed but I should have reported my concerns to council.”

Dr Ryan, who returned to parliament on Tuesday, was forced to issue an apology on her husband’s behalf, saying “it should not have happened”.

It’s understood she was less than pleased with her husband’s actions.

So, who is Peter Jordan?

According to Linked In, Mr Jordan describes himself as a “seasoned commercial executive” with more than 25 years of experience where he has driven “profitable growth across life sciences, telecommunications and finance”.

“Proven ability to develop, launch and scale new products in highly regulated global markets,” he writes about himself.

“Passionate about building and leading cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional results that delight customers.”

Since 2020, Mr Jordan has been the vice president of business development at Rhinomed, a medical device company based in Melbourne.

The ASX listed company developed a patented nasal technology that it says is capable of “radically improving the way you breathe, sleep, maintain your health and take medication”.

Mr Jordan’s online resume also shows that since 2020 he has served as a principal at Australis Innovations.

Before that, he was a director at Total Blood Profile between 2017 and 2020, and served as CEO of Biotech Resources between 2016 and 2019.

From 2002 to 2016 he was a senior account executive at Telarus.

Educated at University of Melbourne, Mr Jordan obtained a Bachelor of Commerce and Economics.

Monique Ryan with husband Peter. Picture: Ian Currie

Fresh headache for team Teal

In the footage, Mr Jordan was wearing a Teal T-shirt but refused to reveal his identity.

Asked if he is a “Monique Ryan supporter ripping down people’s signs” he responded “no”, before adding that he is “not acting on behalf of anyone”.

The Liberal Party quickly capitalised on the sign theft, saying it exposed the hypocrisy of the Teals, who “preach integrity in public but then behave like this when they think no-one is looking”.

“It’s disappointing that we now need to consider how to best keep our property and volunteers safe when Monique and her husband are around,” a Liberal spokesman said.

It comes after Dr Ryan was earlier this month accused of shouting at “children” and threatening to get “nasty” during an ugly quarrel with Liberal volunteers, who she claims were “physically aggressive” towards her.

As reported by the Herald Sun, several witnesses said there was an altercation between Dr Ryan and some underage Liberal volunteers.

It is alleged that Dr Ryan then said “if you want this to get nasty, we can make it nasty” before leaving the shops.

A spokeswoman for Dr Ryan said she was holding a pop-up office with several volunteers when a group of Liberal Party supporters “arrived late and were physically aggressive” towards her.