Jim Carlton | |
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Minister for Health | |
In office 7 May 1982 –11 March 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
Preceded by | Peter Baume |
Succeeded by | Neal Blewett |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Mackellar | |
In office 10 December 1977 –14 January 1994 | |
Preceded by | Bill Wentworth |
Succeeded by | Bronwyn Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | James Joseph Carlton 13 May 1935 |
Died | 24 December 2015 80) | (aged
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Spouse | Diana Wilson (m. 1964) |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Occupation | Business and industry consultant,politician,humanitarian |
James Joseph Carlton, AO ,was born on 13 May,1935. He was an Australian businessman,politician,and humanitarian. He died on 24 December,2015.
Carlton was born in Sydney and earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney. [1]
Carlton’s political career began 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. [2]
Carlton was elected to the Australian House of Representatives during 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.
Carlton 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 Treasurer from 1985 to 1987 and Shadow Minister for Defence from 1989 to 1990.
In 1985,he stood for the Liberal Party leadership. He lost easily to John Howard.
He resigned from Parliament in January 1994. [1]
From 1994 to 2001,Carlton was Secretary General of the Australian Red Cross, [3] [4] receiving the Red Cross Movement's highest honour,the Henry Dunant Medal. As a founder of the Crossroads Group [5] 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. [6] He served on the boards of the PNG Sustainable Development Program [7] and the Australia New Zealand School of Government. [8] Additionally he was a Professional Fellow at the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Melbourne,and a Senior Adviser with the Boston Consulting Group, [9] and was a council member of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. [10]
In January 2001,Carlton was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal; [11] and in June that year,was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to Australian society. [12]
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