Jim Carlton

Infobox Politician
honorific-prefix = The Honourable

name = James Carlton

honorific-suffix =AO BSc


constituency_MP = Mackellar
parliament=Australian
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term_start = 1977
term_end = 1994
predecessor = William Wentworth
successor = Bronwyn Bishop
office2 = Minister for Health
term_start2 = 1982
term_end2 = 1983
predecessor2= Peter Baume
successor2 = Neal Blewett
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1935|05|13|df=y
birth_place = flagicon|AUS Sydney, New South Wales
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party = Liberal Party of Australia
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occupation = politician
alma mater = University of Sydney
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James Joseph (Jim) Carlton AO (born 13 May 1935) is a former Australian politician.

Carlton was born in Sydney and earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney.cite web
title =Carlton, the Hon. James Joseph
work =Parlinfo Web
publisher =Parliament of Australia
date =
url =http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?id=7975&table=BIOGS
accessdate = 2007-08-12 ] His political career beginning at the Sydney University Liberal Club, of which he later became president, he succeeded Sir John Carrick as General Secretary of the NSW Liberal Party during the McMahon - Snedden - Fraser periods. [cite web
title =Jim Carlton on The Real Issues For November 10
work =
publisher =Australian Adam Smith Club (Melbourne)
year =2001
url =http://www.economic-justice.org/LF56.pdf
format =pdf
accessdate = 2007-08-12 ] He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the 1977 election for the seat of Mackellar and was Minister for Health from May 1982 to the defeat of the Fraser Government in March 1983. He served on the Defence Sub-Committee of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, and held a number of Shadow Ministry positions in Opposition, including Shadow Minister for Defence from 1989 to 1990. He resigned from Parliament in January 1994.

From 1994 to 2001 Carlton was Secretary General of the Australian Red Cross. [cite news
title =The Red Cross in Kosovo
work =The World Today
publisher =Australian Broadcasting Corporation
date =23 June 1999
url =http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/stories/s30934.htm
accessdate =2007-08-12 ] [cite web
title =Kosovo, Australian Red Cross Chief In The Balkans
work =
publisher =Australian Red Cross
date =21 June 1999
url =http://www.redcross.org.au/5FAC2364D6904AB18EB5E054A3C32761.htm
accessdate = 2007-08-12 ] As a founder of the Crossroads Group [cite news| title=Putting the Mal contents in order | publisher="The Australian" | date=2001-12-17] together with John Hyde and Peter Shack he was influential in establishing the free-market or 'dry' cause in the Parliamentary wing of the Australian Liberal Party. [cite paper
author =Damien Cahill
title =The radical neo-liberal movement and its impact upon Australian politics
version =
publisher =Australasian Political Studies Association Conference
date =29 September – 1 October 2004
url =http://www.adelaide.edu.au/apsa/docs_papers/Aust%20Pol/cahill.pdf
format =pdf
accessdate = 2007-08-12] He now serves on the Boards of PNG Sustainable Development Program Limited [cite web
title =PNG Sustainable Development Program Limited
work =
publisher =Corporate Directory
date =
url =http://www.pngsdp.com/corporatedirectory.html accessdate = 2007-08-12 ] and the Australia New Zealand School of Government. [cite web
title =Board of Directors
work =
publisher =Australia New Zealand School of Government
date =
url =http://www.anzsog.edu.au/about/directors.php
accessdate = 2007-08-12 ] Additionally he is a Professional Fellow at the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Melbourne, and a Senior Adviser with the Boston Consulting Group, [cite web
title =New business with the new military
work =
publisher =Harvard Business on line
date =
url =http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/get.jhtml;jsessionid=AJZTDM0SBZZFQAKRGWDSELQBKE0YIISW?fileSKU=8541_en_75_p&a=p
accessdate = ] and is a council member of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. [cite web
title =Our Council Members
work =
publisher =Australian Strategic Policy Institute
date =
url =http://www.aspi.org.au/aboutaspi/councilmembers.aspx
accessdate = 2007-08-12 ] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2001 for "service to the community through Australian Red Cross and to the parliament." [cite news| title=Queen's Birthday Honours |publisher="The Courier-Mail" | date=2001-06-11]

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Persondata
NAME = Carlton, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Carlton, James Joseph
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH = 13 May 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH = Sydney
DATE OF DEATH = Living
PLACE OF DEATH =