John Newman (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Newman (Australian politician)

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1946

Place of Birth: Villach, Carinthia, Austria

Date of Death: 05-Sep-1994

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

John Paul Newman (born Johann Grauenig, formerly Naumenko; 8 December 1946 – 5 September 1994) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1986 until his death.
He was 47 when he was shot and killed outside his home in Cabramatta.
Phuong Ngo, a local club owner and political opponent who had run against Newman as an independent in 1991, was convicted of Newman's murder in 2001.
Newman's death has been described by the media as Australia's first political assassination.