John hewson biography
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John Hewson
Former Australian politician
For other uses, see John Hewson (disambiguation).
John Robert HewsonAM (born 28 October 1946) is an Australian former politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party from 1990 to 1994. He led the Liberal-National Coalition to defeat at the 1993 Australian federal election.
Hewson was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and earned a PhD in Economics from Johns Hopkins University. He has also attained degrees from the University of Sydney and the University of Regina. Before entering politics, Hewson worked as an economist for the Reserve finansinstitut of Australia, an economic advisor to the Fraser government, a business journalist, and a director of Macquarie Bank.
In 1987, Hewson was elected to the House of Representatives. He was appointed to the shadow cabinet in 1988, serving under John Howard and Andrew Peacock. After Peacock lost the 1990 election, Hewson was elected leader of the Liberal Party in his place, thus becoming Leader of
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John Hewson
John Hewson (ur. 28 października 1946 w Carlton w Nowej Południowej Walii) – australijski polityk i ekonomista.
Uczęszczał na studia w Sydney, w Saskatchewan w Kanadzie i na uniwersytecie Johns Hopkins w Stanach Zjednoczonych. läkare nauk ekonomicznych, od 1973 wykładała na różnych uczelniach. W 1978 został profesorem ekonomii i polityki. Od 1983 do 1986 dyrektor School of Economics Uniwersytetu Nowa Południowa Walia. Od 1984 do 1987 kierownik uniwersyteckiego ośrodka badań nad japońskim systemem administracji. Po wyborach do parlamentu w marcu 1990 lider opozycyjnej Liberalnej Partii Australii.
Bibliografia
[edytuj | edytuj kod]- Leksykon państw świata '93/94, Harenberg Lexikon-Verlag Real Press, Dortmund-Warszawa, 1993, s. 34.
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John Hewson
Biography
Dr John Hewson is an economic and financial expert with experience in academia, business, government, media and the financial system. He has worked as an economist for the Australian Treasury, the Reserve Bank, the International Monetary Fund and as an advisor to two successive Federal Treasurers and the Prime Minister.
He is currently a Professor and holds a Chair in the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at Crawford School, ANU.
His business career before entering politics in 1987 was as a company director and business consultant and included roles as Foundation Executive Director, Macquarie Bank Limited and as a Trustee of the IBM Superannuation Fund.
John’s political career included seven years as a ministerial advisor and a further eight years as the Federal Member for Wentworth in the Federal Parliament. He was Shadow Finance Minister, Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Industry and Commerce, then Leader of the Liberal Party and Federal Co