Mike Gaffney
Mike Gaffney | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Council for Mersey | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Norma Jamieson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Victor Gaffney 30 November 1959 Devonport, Tasmania, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Michael Victor Gaffney (born 30 November 1959) is an Australian politician. He has been an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council since 2009, representing the seat of Mersey.
Born in Devonport,[1] Gaffney was trained as a teacher, and entered politics as a Latrobe councillor in 1994. In 2002, he became the Mayor, and was President of the Tasmanian Local Government Association from 2006. In 2002, he contested Braddon in the House of Assembly for Labor, but was unsuccessful. In 2009 he announced his candidacy for Mersey, which was being vacated by sitting independent Norma Jamieson.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Tasmanian Parliament (2009). "Hon. Michael Gaffney MLC". Tasmanian Legislative Council. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ Green, Antony (2009). "Mersey". 2009 Tasmanian Legislative Council Elections. ABC. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
- Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania
- Australian schoolteachers
- Tasmanian local councillors
- University of Tasmania alumni
- People from Devonport, Tasmania
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- Australian independent politician stubs