John Fahey (politician)

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honorific-prefix = The Honourable

name = John Joseph Fahey
honorific-suffix =
AC, DipL (Syd)
nationality =Australian
order =38th Premier of New South Wales
term_start =24 June 1992
term_end =24 March 1995
deputy =
predecessor =Nick Greiner
successor =Bob Carr
birth_date =10 January 1945 (age 63)
birth_place =Wellington, New Zealand
death_date =
death_place =
constituency =Southern Highlands
party =Liberal Party
spouse =Colleen
profession =
religion =Roman Catholic


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John Joseph Fahey AC (born 10 January, 1945) is the former Premier of New South Wales and Federal Minister for Finance in Australia. John Fahey is currently the chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1984 to 1996 and the federal House of Representatives from 1996 to 2001. He was also a notable rugby footballer in his youth.

Early life

Fahey was born in Wellington, New Zealand and migrated with his family to Picton in 1956. He was educated at Chevalier College, Bowral and the University of Sydney. He married Colleen Maree McGurren in 1968 and they had two daughters and one son. He became a naturalised Australian in 1973.cite web
title =Mr John Joseph Fahey (1945 - )
work =Members of Parliament
publisher =Parliament of New South Wales
url =http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/1d9dd8e732a5fa06ca256a940020ad9e!OpenDocument
accessdate = 2007-05-06 ]

tate politics

He won the seat of electoral district of Camden for the Liberal Party in 1984. He was member for Southern Highlands from 1988 to 1996. He was Minister for Industrial Relations from March 1988 and Minister for Further Education, Training and Employment from July 1990 until he became Premier. He was appointed Premier of New South Wales in June 1992, after his predecessor Nick Greiner was forced to resign as a result of an ICAC investigation. In March 1995 Fahey's government was narrowly defeated in a state election by the Labor opposition, led by Bob Carr.

Fahey is noted for having thwarted an attack on Prince Charles, thereby preventing a potential assassination attempt. On Australia Day 1994, Prince Charles was about to commence handing out awards at a ceremony in Sydney's Darling Harbour when a former anthropology student, David Kang, lunged onto the stage towards the Prince, simultaneously firing two shots from a starter's pistol. Fahey, subsequently assisted by the then Australian of the Year, Ian Kiernan, tackled Kang and wrestled him to the ground, after which Kang was subdued and arrested. Although the attack proved less dangerous than it was first thought to be, Fahey was nonetheless widely praised for his unthinking bravery. He is also noted for his reaction when Sydney won the right to stage the 2000 Summer Olympics, jumping up and down enthusiastically in a style reminiscent of commercials for Toyota.

Federal politics

Fahey went on to serve in the federal House of Representatives in the seat of Macarthur from 1996 to 2001. He served as Minister for Finance and Administration in the government of John Howard. He retired from politics in 2001, after having one of his lungs removed due to cancer.

A Roman Catholic, he is married to a former Anglican, Colleen, and stirred some controversy when he declared his opposition to both abortion and birth control. Fahey's 27-year old daughter, Tiffany, was killed in a car accident early in the morning of 26 December 2006. [cite news
last =Kennedy
first =Les
coauthors =
title =Crash Claims Fahey's Daughter
work =Sydney Morning Herald
pages =
language =
publisher =Fairfax Ltd
date =26 December 2006
url =http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/crash-claims-faheys-daughter/2006/12/26/1166895265431.html
accessdate = ]

World Anti-Doping Agency

On 17 October 2007, Fahey was confirmed as the next chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency.cite news
first = Jeffrey
last = Nicole
coathour = Norrington, Brad
title = Fahey proves he's no dope at lobbying
url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22605660-601,00.html
publisher = The Australian
date = 2007-10-18
accessdate = 2007-10-18 ]

Honours

Fahey was made a Companion in the Order of Australia in 2002.

Notes

External links

* [http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?ID=9893&TABLE=BIOGS Parliamentary biography]

Persondata
NAME=Fahey, John Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales
DATE OF BIRTH= 10 January 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH= Wellington, New Zealand
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=