Reg Macey

Who is Reg Macey?

Reg Macey is a former Australian politician.

Macey was born in Melbourne to Reginald George Gordon and Nelly Gwendoline Macey, and trained as a teacher. He taught in primary schools from 1956 to 1972. On 18 May 1963 he married Patricia Anne Martin, with whom he had three children; their marriage was dissolved in 1987, and on 29 October 1988 Macey married Maureen Griffiths, with whom he had a son, Griffith Macey. He was commissioner of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works from 1974 to 1978 and area commissioner from 1978 to 1981 and 1984 to 1985. He was a South Melbourne City Councillor from 1973 to 1981 and from 1982 to 1985, serving as mayor from 1977 to 1978 and 1978 to 1979. In 1985 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Liberal, representing Monash Province. He held his seat until 1992, when he resigned.