Mick Gentleman

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Mick Gentleman MLA

Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Brindabella
In office November 2004 – November 2008
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Brindabella
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2012
Personal details
Born	Michael David Gentleman^[1] (1955-08-01) 1 August 1955 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Political party	Australian Labor Party

Michael David "Mick" Gentleman (born 1 August 1955) is an Australian politician and is a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Brindabella for the Australian Labor Party.^[2] He was first elected to the assembly in 2004, but lost his seat in the 2008 election.^[3] He was reelected to the assembly at the 2012 election.^[4]

Early years

Gentleman was born and educated, and has always lived in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

Prior to becoming a politician, he worked in the offices of Prime Ministers Bob Hawke and Paul Keating as their security officer. He has also been a motor mechanic, postman, public servant, real estate agent, small business owner and project officer.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

During his time in Government, Gentleman served as the Acting Speaker and Chair of the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment. He provided over thirty reports to the Parliament affecting the business, environmental and residential planning of the capital. Gentleman tabled and passed the Gross Feed-in-Tariff for Canberra,^[5] bringing the ACT to the forefront in renewable energy incentives.

External links

Biography - ACT Labor Party
Profile - ACT Legislative Assembly

References

↑ 2012/2013 Annual Returns, Elections ACT, 29 August 2013.
↑ "Members of the Eighth ACT Legislative Assembly". ACT Legislative Assembly. 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
↑ "Members of the Sixth ACT Legislative Assembly". ACT Legislative Assembly. 2008. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
↑ "ACT Legislative Assembly election - Final results". Elections ACT. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
↑ "Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Bill 2008". ACT Legislation Register. ACT Government. Retrieved 2011-11-28.

v t e Current Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

Labor (8)	Andrew Barr Yvette Berry Chris Bourke Joy Burch Simon Corbell Katy Gallagher Mick Gentleman Mary Porter

Liberal (8)	Alistair Coe Steve Doszpot Vicki Dunne Jeremy Hanson Giulia Jones Nicole Lawder Brendan Smyth Andrew Wall

Greens (1)	Shane Rattenbury

Persondata
Name	Gentleman, Mick
Alternative names	Gentleman, Michael David (full name)
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	1 August 1955
Place of birth	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Date of death
Place of death

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