Daniel Eric Kent OAM (30 June 1919 – 26 April 2019)[1] was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the Victorian Legislative Council in 1970.

He was a member of the Anglican Diocese of Gippsland Synod, serving on the Social Responsibilities Committee for 30 years.

[3] A life member of the Labor Party, he spent ten years as president of the McMillan federal electorate assembly, contesting the seat himself in 1963 and 1966.

[4] Kent was a recipient of the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977,[5] and in 2008 was awarded the Order of Australia for "service to the community of the Gippsland district through a range of church, historical and sporting groups, and to the Parliament of Victoria.

"[2] In 2015 the then Bishop of Gippsland, Kay Goldsworthy, presented him with a certificate marking over 44 years as a member of the Diocesan Synod.