Michael Kent (businessman)
Michael Kent | |
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| Mayor of Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council | |
| In office 28 October 2014 – 30 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Bertrand Cadart |
| Succeeded by | Debbie Wisby |
| Councillor of Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council | |
| In office 28 October 2014 – 30 October 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Keith Pyke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1942 Hobart, Tasmania |
| Died | 6 December 2018 |
| Political party | Jacqui Lambie Network |
| Spouse | Judith Anne Kent |
| Children | Chris, Julie, Martin, Matthew, Natasha, Robert, Yolande, Zoe |
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Michael John Kent AM, AOTY (1 April 1942–6 December 2018[1]) was an Australian businessman, sports administrator and mayor, from Hobart, Tasmania.
He was general manager of Purity Supermarkets (later Woolworths) and spearheaded the campaign to legalise seven day trading hours in Tasmania.[2]
He was chairman of the Tasmanian Football League, and in 1994 led the first serious bid for a Tasmanian team in the Australian Football League.[3]
He was Mayor of the Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council from 2014 to 2018, after winning the position without any prior councillorship.[4] In 2018, he run in the 2018 Tasmanian state election for the Jacqui Lambie Network in the division of Lyons. He was unsuccessful, gaining about 2,000 votes, which was slightly more than the Greens candidate for the electorate.[1]
He owned various businesses throughout his life, however his latest ventures were The Gateway Cafe in Orford, Tasmania, and the Rusty Devil, a clothing and interiors business with stores formerly in Orford and Triabunna.[5] A large rusty devil sculpture is still located outside the original store in Orford, which is now the location of the Wattlebanks Cafe.
Kent also published his detailed autobiography, Open Slather, in 2015.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "KENT, Michael John OAM". Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Michael Kent, Tasmanian business identity and former Glamorgan Spring Bay mayor, dies". ABC News. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Tasmanian AFL team now a reality after deal signed with league boss Gillon McLachlan". ABC News. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Michael Kent elected Glamorgan Spring Bay mayor". The Mercury. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Rusty Devil". Kennedy Creative. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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