John Hewson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

John Hewson

Australian economist, company director and politician

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1946

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Profession: politician, economist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About John Hewson

  • John Robert Hewson AM (born 28 October 1946) is a former Australian politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party from 1990 to 1994.
  • He led the Coalition to defeat at the 1993 federal election. Hewson was born in Sydney.
  • He has a doctorate in economics from Johns Hopkins University, and also has degrees from the University of Sydney and the University of Regina.
  • Before entering politics, Hewson worked for periods as an economist for the Reserve Bank of Australia, as an economic advisor to the Fraser Government, as a business journalist, and as a director of the Macquarie Bank. In 1987, Hewson was elected to the House of Representatives.
  • He was appointed to the shadow cabinet the following year, 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 the Opposition.
  • In 1991, he launched the Fightback! policy manifesto, which proposed a series of major economic reforms with a goods and services tax (GST) as its centrepiece. The 1993 federal election focused mainly on economic policy, especially on how Australia should respond to the early 1990s recession.
  • The Labor Party – led by Paul Keating – had been in power for 10 years at that point, and many polls suggested a Coalition victory.
  • However, Labor was able to mount a successful countercampaign, with the party's net increase in seats allowing Keating to remain prime minister.
  • Hewson continued on as Liberal leader for another year, losing a leadership spill to Alexander Downer in 1994.
  • He left parliament the following year, but since then has remained a public figure as a business leader and political commentator.

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