Ian Wilfred Rice (born 1939) is an Australian businessman and former president of the
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition.
Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Me ...
. He replaced
George Harris in a caretaker role in December 1979, but held the position until his resignation in September 1983.
A property developer originally from Brisbane,
he was a part-owner, with politician
Andrew Peacock
Andrew Sharp Peacock (13 February 193916 April 2021) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He served as a cabinet minister and went on to become leader of the Liberal Party on two occasions (1983–1985 and 1989–1990), leading the pa ...
, of the
1974 Caulfield Cup winner
Leilani. He was the initial
franchisee
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of the
Kentucky Fried Chicken chain in Victoria.
He later became a
City of Melbourne councillor in 1970 and twice ran for
mayor of Melbourne
This is a list of the mayors and lord mayors of the City of Melbourne, a Local government in Australia, local government area of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia.
Mayors (1842–1902)
Lord mayors (1902–1980)
The title of "Lord ...
during the 1970s.
References
External links
Ian Ricea
Blueseum
1939 births
Carlton Football Club administrators
Living people
Businesspeople from Brisbane
Victoria (Australia) local councillors
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