What is John Olsen?
[[File:John Olsen (1).jpg|thumb|200px|John Olsen]] '''John Wayne Olsen''' {{Small|[[Order of Australia|AO]]}} (born 7 June 1945) is an [[Australia]]n politician, diplomat and [[lobbyist]]. He served as the [[Premier of South Australia]] from November 1996 to October 2001. He was the leader of the [[Liberal Party of Australia|South Australian Liberals]] from 1982 to 1990, and again from 1996 to 2001. He was also a [[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[South Australia]] between 1990 and 1992. Olsen was born in [[Kadina, South Australia]]. He married Julie Abbott in 1968. The couple have three children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biography.senate.gov.au/olsen-john-wayne/|title=Olsen John Wayne (1945–)|work=[[Australian Senate|The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate]]|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Commonscat}} {{Reflist}} {{SouthAustraliaPremiers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Olsen, John}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Australian diplomats]] [[Category:Lobbyists]] [[Category:Liberal Party of Australia]] [[Category:Members of the Australian Senate]] [[Category:Premiers of South Australia]] [[Category:Order of Australia]] {{Bio-stub}}