Michael Knight (Australian politician)

The Honourable Michael Knight AO
Michael Knight with the IPC flag at the closing ceremony of the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Campbelltown
In office 19 September 1981 – 12 January 2001
Preceded by	Cliff Mallam
Succeeded by	Graham West
Minister for the Olympics
In office 4 April 1995 – 12 January 2001
Premier	Bob Carr
Succeeded by	abolished
Minister for Public Works and Services
In office 4 April 1995 – 15 December 1995
Premier	Bob Carr
Minister for Roads
In office 4 April 1995 – 28 November 1996
Premier	Bob Carr
Preceded by	Bruce Baird
Succeeded by	Carl Scully
President of the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
In office 18 September 1996 – 1 October 2000
IOC President	Juan Antonio Samaranch
Preceded by	John Iliffe
Succeeded by	Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
Chair of the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
In office 18 September 1996 – 31 October 2001
Preceded by	John Iliffe
Succeeded by	Position dissolved
Personal details
Born	Michael Steven Knight (1952-09-21) 21 September 1952 (age 71) Leichhardt, New South Wales
Political party	Labor Party
Spouse	Anne
Children	Two daughters
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Profession	Probation and parole officer

Michael Steven Knight AO (born 21 September 1952 in Leichhardt, New South Wales^[1]) is a former Australian Labor Party politician. He was member for Campbelltown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1981 and 2001. He served as Minister for the Olympics between 1995 and 2001 in the Carr Labor government.