Mick Gentleman
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Mick Gentleman is an Australia
n politician
and was a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
representing the electorate of Brindabella
for the Australian Labor Party
from 2004
to 2008
. He will contest the 2012 election as a Labor candidate for Brindabella.
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.
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, bringing the ACT to the forefront in renewable energy
incentives.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician
Politician
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and was a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory...
representing the electorate of Brindabella
Brindabella electorate
The Brindabella electorate is one of the three electorates for the unicameral 17-member Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It has five seats, and is the largest of the electorates in geographic area.-History:...
for the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
from 2004
Australian Capital Territory general election, 2004
Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 16 October 2004. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Jon Stanhope, was challenged by the Liberal Party, led by Brendan Smyth. Candidates were elected to fill three multi-member electorates using a single...
to 2008
Australian Capital Territory general election, 2008
Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 18 October 2008. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Jon Stanhope, was challenged by the Liberal Party, led by Zed Seselja. Candidates were elected to fill three multi-member electorates using a single...
. He will contest the 2012 election as a Labor candidate for Brindabella.
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
Prime Minister of Australia
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...
Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke AC GCL was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia from March 1983 to December 1991 and therefore longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister....
and Paul Keating
Paul Keating
Paul John Keating was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1991 to 1996. Keating was elected as the federal Labor member for Blaxland in 1969 and came to prominence as the reformist treasurer of the Hawke Labor government, which came to power at the 1983 election...
as their security officer. He has also been a motor mechanic, postman, public servant, real estate agent, small business owner and project officer.
Political career
During his time in Government, Gentleman served as the Acting SpeakerSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly may refer to any of the following presiding officers of parliamentary bodies styled legislative assemblies: Australia*Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly...
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
Feed-in tariffs in Australia
Feed-in tariffs in Australia have been enacted by several State Governments for electricity generated by solar photovoltaic systems. Feed-in tariff are a premium rate paid to producers of renewable energy...
for Canberra, bringing the ACT to the forefront in renewable energy
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
incentives.