Lewis Kent

Lewis Kent
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Hotham
In office
18 October 1980 – 24 March 1990
Preceded byRoger Johnston
Succeeded bySimon Crean
Personal details
BornLajco Kopolnai
(1927-09-08)8 September 1927
Died22 June 2014(2014-06-22) (aged 86)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
PartyAustralian Labor Party
Other political
affiliations
Maki (Israel)
OccupationStationmaster, politician
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Lewis "Bata" Kent (born Lajco Kapolnai; 8 September 1927 – 22 June 2014) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and represented the Division of Hotham in federal parliament from 1980 to 1990. He was born in Yugoslavia and came to Australia via Israel after the Second World War.