John Alexander (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

John Alexander (Australian politician)

Australian tennis player and politician

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1951

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Profession: politician, tennis player, tennis coach

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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About John Alexander (Australian politician)

  • John Gilbert Alexander (born 4 July 1951) is an Australian politician and former professional tennis player. As a tennis player, Alexander reached a career-high singles rank of No.
  • 8 in the world in 1975.
  • He reached the semifinals of the Australian Open singles on three occasions, and won the doubles in 1975 and 1982.
  • He also played in the Australian team that won the 1977 Davis Cup.
  • After the end of his playing career, Alexander worked as a tennis commentator and managed various sports-related businesses. Alexander won the Division of Bennelong for the Liberal Party at the 2010 election, and retained the seat in 2013 and 2016.
  • He resigned effective 11 November 2017 due to constitutional ineligibility arising from his dual citizenship of the United Kingdom.
  • He renounced his UK citizenship and stood as the Liberal Party candidate at the by-election, held on 16 December 2017, which he won.

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