Angela Bennett Explained
Angela Bennett |
Birth Date: | circa [1] |
Nationality: | Australian |
Occupation: | Mining heiress |
Father: | Peter Wright (1908–1985) |
Relations: | Michael Wright (brother, 1937–2012) |
Children: | 7 |
Angela Bennett (born) is an Australian mining heiress and businesswoman.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Biography
Her father, Peter Wright, co-founded Wright Prospecting. Her brother was Michael Wright, the owner of the Voyager Estate winery in Margaret River.[6] [2]
She heads Wright Prospecting.[4] In 2010, she and her brother received 1 billion from Gina Rinehart after the latter was legally forced to give up twenty-five per cent in the Rhodes Ridges iron ore mine west of Newman in the Pilbara.[2] [3] She owns fifteen per cent of Hamersley Iron shares from the Rio Tinto Group, Gina Rinehart owning the other fifty per cent.[6] In September 2012, she sued Rinehart to recover fifty per cent of 4, 5 and 6 tenements of the Hope Downs mine, named after Gina Rinehart's mother, Hope Hancock.[4] [5] [7]
Personal life
Bennett is married and has seven children.[5]
Her son, Todd Bennett, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Apex Mineral in 2008, but he no longer sits on it as of 2012.[8] [9] He also sat on the Board of the Finance and Energy Exchange.[8]
Net worth
Bennett was the third-richest woman in Australia by net worth. In 2014, the Business Review Weekly assessed Bennett's net worth at 1.55 billion. In September 2009, she sold her home in the Mosman Park neighbourhood of Perth for 57.5 million and downsized to a 8 million apartment in West Perth.[5] [10] [11] In 2010, she sold her 20 million yacht.[5] [11]
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Notes and References
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- News: Wilson-Chapman, Amy . Iron ore heir and Rinehart foe Michael Wright passes away . . Perth, WA . 28 April 2012 .
- News: Billion-dollar war . . 9 March 2007 .
- News: Hernandez, Vittorio . Mining Queens Gina Rinehart, Angela Bennett in Legal Battle Over Hope Downs Iron Ore Mine . . 27 September 2012 .
- News: Marks, Kathy . Richest women in Australia go to war over mining rights . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/richest-women-in-australia-go-to-war-over-mining-rights-8182554.html . 7 May 2022 . subscription . live . . 28 September 2012 .
- Web site: #25 Angela Bennett . Australia's 50 Richest . . January 2014 . 29 June 2014 .
- News: Garvey, Paul . Burrell, Andrew . Battle of the billionaire iron ladies as Hope Downs court case looms . The Australian . 27 September 2012 .
- News: Gosch, Elizabeth . Apex reckons it has struck gold with Bennett posting . . 19 July 2008 .
- Web site: Board of Directors . Apex Minerals .
- News: Sonti, Chalpat . Perth mansion sold for Australian record of $57.5m . . 8 September 2009 .
- News: Keila, Jon . Legal battle over $20m super yacht . . 5 December 2010 .
- News: 2010 Australia's 40 Richest . 3 June 2012 . Forbes Asia . 3 March 2010 .
- News: 2011 Australia's 40 Richest . 8 February 2011 . Forbes Asia . 2 February 2011 . 10 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110210001634/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/78/australia-billionaires-11_land.html . dead .
- News: 2012 Australia's 40 Richest . 3 June 2012 . Forbes Asia . 1 February 2012 .
- News: 2013 Australia's 50 Richest. 23 May 2013. Forbes Asia. 1 February 2013 .
- BRW Rich 200 list 2014: 22. Angela Bennett . . 27 June 2014 . 29 June 2014 . Sydney . https://web.archive.org/web/20140630103137/http://www.brw.com.au/p/lists/rich-200/2014/brw_rich_list_angela_bennett_ihK6iGPCJ2EUi0OmjzlYvI . 30 June 2014 . dead .
- News: 2014 Australia's 50 Richest. 30 June 2014. Forbes Asia. January 2014 .
- News: 2015 Australia's 50 Richest. 10 June 2015. Forbes Asia. March 2015 .
- News: Gina Rinehart Loses Her No. 1 Spot. 22 October 2019. Forbes Asia. 27 January 2016 .
- News: Financial Review Rich List 2017 . Stensholt, John . . 25 May 2017 . 8 June 2017 .
- News: Mayne's take: The top 25 Australian billionaires, as claimed by Fairfax . Mayne, Stephen . Stephen Mayne . . Private Media . 26 May 2017 . 10 October 2019 .
- News: Australia's Richest 2017: Country's Wealthiest Continue Mining For Dollars . 28 September 2019 . Forbes Asia. 1 November 2017 .
- Web site: 2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?. The Australian Financial Review. 25 May 2018. Stensholt, John. 26 May 2018.
- Web site: Australia's 200 richest people revealed. . Nine Publishing. 30 May 2019. Bailey. Michael. 31 May 2019.
- News: 2019 Australia's 50 Richest. 28 September 2019. Forbes Asia. January 2019 .
- Web site: The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed. subscription. The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. 30 October 2020. Bailey, Michael. Sprague, Julie-anne. 31 October 2020.
- News: Bailey, Michael . Sprague, Julie-anne . The 200 richest people in Australia revealed . . 27 May 2021 . 28 May 2021.
- News: Bailey, Michael . Sprague, Julie-anne . The 200 richest people in Australia revealed . . 26 May 2023 . 6 June 2023.