Cyril Kennedy (Australian politician)
Cyril James Kennedy (born 28 May 1932) is a former Australian politician.
He was born in Ulverstone in Tasmania to Leo Joseph Kennedy, a waterside worker, and Stella Elizabeth Noble. He attended Sacred Heart School and then Ulverstone State School, eventually studying at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. From 1959 to 1979 he worked in advertising, marketing, photography and insurance, and was president of the Free Education Movement. A Labor Party member from 1960, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1979 as the member for Waverley, holding the seat until his defeat in 1992. His brother, David Kennedy, was also a Labor politician.[1]
References
- ↑ Parliament of Victoria (1985). "Kennedy, Cyril James". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
| Victorian Legislative Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| New seat | Member for Waverley 1979–1992 Served alongside: Don Saltmarsh; Tony Van Vliet; Brian Mier |
Succeeded by Andrew Brideson |