John Dawkins Politician

John Sydney "Joe" Dawkins, AO (born 2 March 1947), Australian politician, was Treasurer in the Keating Labor government from December 1991 to December 1993. He is notable for his reforms of tertiary education as Minister for Employment, Education and Training, his period as Treasurer when he attempted to increase taxes in order to balance the budget and his abrupt exit from politics.

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John Dawkins
Birth dateMarch 02, 1947
Birth place
Perth
Education
University of Western Australia

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Member of parliament

region
Division of Tangney
Division of Fremantle
successor

Politician

party
Australian Labor Party

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