Joe Hockey

Joe Hockey
Official portrait, 2016
21st Ambassador of Australia to
the United States
In office
29 January 2016 – 30 January 2020
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Scott Morrison
Preceded byKim Beazley
Succeeded byArthur Sinodinos
Treasurer of Australia
In office
18 September 2013 – 21 September 2015
Prime Minister
Preceded byChris Bowen
Succeeded byScott Morrison
Manager of Opposition Business
In office
3 December 2007 – 16 February 2009
Leader
Preceded byAnthony Albanese
Succeeded byChristopher Pyne
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
In office
30 January 2007 – 3 December 2007
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byKevin Andrews
Succeeded byJulia Gillard
Minister for Human Services
In office
26 October 2004 – 30 January 2007
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byJocelyn Newman
Succeeded byIan Campbell
Minister for Small Business and Tourism
In office
26 November 2001 – 26 October 2004
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byIan Macfarlane
Succeeded byFran Bailey
Member of the Australian Parliament
for North Sydney
In office
2 March 1996 – 23 October 2015
Preceded byTed Mack
Succeeded byTrent Zimmerman
Personal details
Born
Joseph Benedict Hockey

(1965-08-02) 2 August 1965 (age 59)
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Coalition
Spouse
Melissa Babbage
(m. 1994)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
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Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 2 August 1965) is an Australian former politician and diplomat. He was the Member of Parliament for North Sydney from 1996 until 2015. He was the Treasurer of Australia in the Abbott government from 18 September 2013 until September 2015 when he resigned from Cabinet, having refused an alternative offer from the incoming prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull.[1][2] He previously served as the Minister for Human Services and Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations in the Howard government. He also served as Ambassador of Australia to the United States from January 2016 until January 2020.

Hockey's parliamentary resignation triggered a 2015 North Sydney by-election where he was succeeded by Trent Zimmerman, who had previously worked for Hockey as a staffer.[3] His appointment as Ambassador of Australia to the United States was announced on 8 December 2015 to replace Kim Beazley, whose term ended in early 2016,[4][5][6][7] and he assumed that position on 29 January 2016.[8] His term as ambassador ended on 30 January 2020, and he was succeeded by Arthur Sinodinos the week after.[9]

  1. ^ "Tony Abbott's cabinet and outer ministry". smh.com.au. AAP. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Malcolm Turnbull announces new Cabinet in 'process of renewal', drops Joe Hockey, Eric Abetz: ABC 20 September 2015". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. ^ Gartrell, Adam (5 December 2015). "Liberal Trent Zimmerman wins North Sydney byelection despite swing". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Joe Hockey expected to be appointed to US ambassador post; Opposition questions Malcolm Turnbull's confidence in former treasurer: ABC 8 December 2015
  5. ^ Trent Zimmerman preselected for Joe Hockey's safe Liberal seat of North Sydney: SMH 26 October 2015
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "2015 North Sydney by-election". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  7. ^ Joe Hockey announced as Australia's next ambassador to the United States: SMH 8 December 2015
  8. ^ Joe Hockey sworn in as US ambassador by Barack Obama
  9. ^ "A new ambassador in Washington". The Interpreter. The Lowy Institute. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.