Michael Harbison
Harbison in 2005
78th Lord Mayor of Adelaide
Preceded byAlfred Huang
Succeeded byStephen Yarwood
Personal details
NationalityAustralian

Michael John Henry Harbison was the Lord Mayor of Adelaide, South Australia from 2003 to 2010.[1] He was succeeded by Stephen Yarwood in 2010. He is also Adelaide's longest serving mayor.

Before becoming Lord Mayor, he was a successful businessman.[2] In the 1980s, after their marriage, Harbison and his wife Kathy Harbison co-purchased Woodroofe, the soft drink factory in Norwood, along with the Hartley family.[3]

Harbison became a Councillor in 1998.[2]

In 2002, Harbison ran as Liberal candidate for the state seat of Adelaide[4] and was defeated by Jane Lomax-Smith.[5]

Harbison drove the semi-trailer for the University of Michigan Solar Car Team in the 2011 World Solar Challenge.

References

  1. ↑ "Past Lord Mayors and Mayors". Adelaide City Council.
  2. 1 2 Profile Archived 3 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Adelaide City Council
  3. ↑ Coleman, Dennis (15 August 2021). "Mrs Kathy Harbison". SA History Hub. History Trust of South Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Anne Barker (6 February 2002). "Old foes slug it out in key marginal SA seat". TV Program Transcript: The 7.30 Report. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  5. ↑ Antony Green (20 April 2006). "Adelaide (Key Seat)". South Australian Election 2006. ABC. Retrieved 17 December 2015.


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