Michael Victor Gaffney (born 30 November 1959) is an Australian politician. He has been an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council since 2009, representing the seat of Mersey.

Born in Devonport, Gaffney was trained as a teacher, and entered politics as a Latrobe councillor in 1994. In 2002, he became the Mayor, and was President of the Tasmanian Local Government Association from 2006. In 2002, he contested Braddon in the House of Assembly for Labor, but was unsuccessful. In 2009 he announced his candidacy for Mersey, which was being vacated by sitting independent Norma Jamieson.

Mike Gaffney

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1959 births

Living people

Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania

Australian schoolteachers

Tasmanian local councillors

University of Tasmania alumni

People from Devonport, Tasmania

21st-century Australian politicians

Mike Gaffney