Michael John Henry Harbison was the
Lord Mayor of
Adelaide, South Australia from 2003 to 2010. He was succeeded by
Stephen Yarwood
Stephen Yarwood (born 23 March 1971) is an Australian urban futurist and the former lord mayor of the City of Adelaide in South Australia, serving from 2010 to 2014.
Yarwood became a central ward councillor in the City of Adelaide in 2007, and ...
in 2010. He is also Adelaide's longest serving mayor.
Before becoming Lord Mayor, he was a successful businessman.
[ In the 1980s, after their marriage, Harbison and his wife Kathy Harbison co-purchased Woodroofe, the soft drink factory in Norwood, along with the Hartley family.
Harbison became a ]Councillor
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Canada
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in 1998.[Profile]
, Adelaide City Council
In 2002, Harbison ran as Liberal candidate for the state seat of Adelaide and was defeated by Jane Lomax-Smith.
Harbison drove the semi-trailer
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for the University of Michigan Solar Car Team
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in the 2011 World Solar Challenge
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With the exception of a four-year gap between ...
.
References
1953 births
Living people
Mayors and Lord Mayors of Adelaide
Deputy mayors of places in Australia
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