Jim Carlton

James Joseph Carlton (13 May 1935 – 24 December 2015) was an Australian businessman, politician, and humanitarian.

Early life

Carlton was born in Sydney and earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney.^[1]

Early career

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]

Political career

Fraser Government (1977–83)

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.

Opposition (1983–94)

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]

Post Politics

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]

Honours

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]

References

1. ^ "Carlton, the Hon. James Joseph". Parlinfo Web. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
2. ^ "Jim Carlton on The Real Issues For November 10". Australian Adam Smith Club (Melbourne). 2001. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
3. ^ "The Red Cross in Kosovo". The World Today. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 June 1999. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
4. ^ "Kosovo, Australian Red Cross Chief in the Balkans". Australian Red Cross. 21 June 1999. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
5. ^ "Putting the Mal contents in order". The Australian. 17 December 2001.
6. ^ Damien Cahill (29 September – 1 October 2004). "The radical neo-liberal movement and its impact upon Australian politics". Australasian Political Studies Association Conference. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
7. ^ "PNG Sustainable Development Program Limited". Corporate Directory. Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
8. ^ "Board of Directors". Australia New Zealand School of Government. Archived 30 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
9. ^ "New business with the new military". Harvard Business on line.^{[dead link]}
10. ^ "Our Council Members". Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
11. ^ "It's an Honour". www.itsanhonour.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
12. ^ "It's an Honour". www.itsanhonour.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-02-01.