He also served one term in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the Liberal Party in the seat of Lyons.
[1][2] Rudge obtained a doctorate in business administration in 1981, with a thesis on how to set up a central bank.
[3] Rudge was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1989 and served until his defeat in 1992.
Rudge's parliamentary profile lists his adopted title as his surname.
[5] In May 2018, Rudge contested the new seat of Prosser at the periodic elections that year.