Michael John Kent OAM (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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "KENT, Michael John OAM". Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Michael Kent, Tasmanian business identity and former Glamorgan Spring Bay mayor, dies". ABC News. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tasmanian AFL team now a reality after deal signed with league boss Gillon McLachlan". ABC News. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Michael Kent elected Glamorgan Spring Bay mayor". The Mercury. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2023.


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