John James Cowperthwaite Politician

Sir John James Cowperthwaite, KBE, CMG (Chinese: 郭伯偉爵士; 25 April 1915 – 21 January 2006), was a British civil servant and the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1961 to 1971. His introduction of free market economic policies are widely credited with turning postwar Hong Kong into a thriving global financial centre.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 25, 1915
Birth place
Edinburgh , Scotland , United Kingdom
Date of deathJanuary 21, 2006
Place of death
Dundee , Scotland , United Kingdom , Ninewells Hospital
Education
Merchiston Castle School
University of St Andrews
Christ's College

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Office holder

governor
officeFinancial Secretary of Hong Kong
successor

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External resources

  1. http://en-cowperthwaite.blogspot.com
  2. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/britains-trillion-pound-horror-story/4od#3139408
  3. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/britains-trillion-pound-horror-story/4od/player/3139408
  4. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/britains-trillion-pound-horror-story/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1
  5. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2006/feb/08/guardianobituaries.mainsection
  6. http://www.hoover.org/research/hong-kong-experiment
  7. http://www.ideasinactiontv.com/tcs_daily/2006/02/hong-kongs-nightwatchman.html
  8. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1508696/Sir-John-Cowperthwaite.html