Keith Remington

{{Short description|Australian politician (1923–2020)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}}

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|name = Keith Remington

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|constituency_AM = Melbourne

|assembly = Victorian Legislative

|term_start = 17 December 1977

|term_end = 29 August 1988

|predecessor = Barry Jones

|successor = Neil Cole

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|4|29|df=y}}

|birth_place = Williamstown, Victoria, Australia

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|birthname = Keith Henry Remington

|nationality = Australian

|party = Labor Party

|spouse = {{marriage|Shirley May Roland|7 November 1951}}

|occupation = Bank manager

|allegiance = Australia

|branch = Australian Army

|serviceyears = 1942–1946

|rank = Corporal

|unit = 14th/32nd Battalion

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

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.[http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=504504 REMINGTON, KEITH HENRY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054722/http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=504504 |date=4 March 2016 }}, WW2 Nominal Roll. 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.[http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=1396 Remington, Keith Henry], Re-member (Parliament of Victoria).

In 2001, Remington was awarded the Centenary Medal for his role in protecting Wilson's Promontory from commercial exploitation.[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1121020 REMINGTON, Keith Henry], It's an Honour, 1 January 2001.

He died in March 2020 at the age of 96.[https://tributes.theage.com.au/obituaries/129391/keith-remington/ Keith Remington death notice]