What is John Fahey (politician)?
'''John Joseph Fahey''' {{small|[[Order of Australia|AC]]}} (10 January 1945 – 12 September 2020) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the [[Liberal Party of Australia]]. He was [[Premier of New South Wales]] from 1992 to 1995. He also served as [[Minister for Finance (Australia)|Minister for Finance]] from 1996 to 2001. He was a member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] from 1984 to 1996 and the [[Australian Parliament]] from 1996 to 2001. Fahey also was president of the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] and later became [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]] of the [[Australian Catholic University]]. Fahey was born in [[Wellington]], New Zealand. He was married to Colleen Fahey. The couple had three children. Fahey died of [[leukaemia]] on 12 September 2020 at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite news |first=Brandon |last=Livesay |date=12 September 2020 |publisher=Nine News |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/john-fahey-former-premier-of-nsw-and-career-politician-dies/0ac49dd0-305d-4c12-8d95-efa560c5fea4?ocid=social-Nine |title=Former NSW Premier John Fahey dies |access-date=12 September 2020}}</ref><ref>[https://www.acu.edu.au/about-acu/news/2020/september/acu-mourns-the-death-of-chancellor-john-fahey ACU mourns the death of Chancellor John Fahey]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fahey, John}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Naturalised citizens of Australia]] [[Category:Premiers of New South Wales]] [[Category:Deaths from leukemia]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Australia]] [[Category:Politicians from Wellington]] [[Category:Order of Australia]] [[Category:Liberal Party of Australia politicians]] {{bio-stub}}