Keith Remington

Keith Henry Remington (29 April 1923 – 23 March 2020) was an Australian politician.

Keith Remington
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Melbourne
In office 17 December 1977 – 29 August 1988
Preceded by	Barry Jones
Succeeded by	Neil Cole
Personal details
Born	Keith Henry Remington (1923-04-29)29 April 1923 Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Died	23 March 2020(2020-03-23) (aged 96)
Political party	Labor Party
Spouse	Shirley May Roland ​ (m. 1951)​
Occupation	Bank manager
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Corporal
Unit	14th/32nd Battalion

Born and educated in Williamstown, Remington joined the Australian Imperial Force in 1944, during World War II, where he was assigned to the 14th/32nd Battalion and served in New Guinea before being discharged as a Corporal in 1946.^[1] Following the war, Remington worked as a bank manager for ANZ, and was treasurer, and later president, of the Bank Employees Union.

He was involved in politics at the local government level, serving as a councillor for the City of Doncaster & Templestowe from 1966 to 1972, and as the city's mayor from 1969 to 1970. He unsuccessfully ran as a Labor candidate for the seat of Box Hill in the 1973 state election. He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the seat of Melbourne in a 1977 by-election triggered by the resignation of Barry Jones. He served as the member for Melbourne until he retired before the 1988 state election.^[2]

In 2001, Remington was awarded the Centenary Medal for his role in protecting Wilson's Promontory from commercial exploitation.^[3]

He died in March 2020 at the age of 96.^[4]

References

1. REMINGTON, KEITH HENRY Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, WW2 Nominal Roll.
2. Remington, Keith Henry, Re-member (Parliament of Victoria).
3. REMINGTON, Keith Henry, It's an Honour, 1 January 2001.
4. Keith Remington death notice

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Barry Jones	Member for Melbourne 1977–1988	Succeeded by Neil Cole