John Dowd (politician)

John Dowd
Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales
In office
20 October 1981 – 15 March 1983
Preceded byBruce McDonald
Succeeded byNick Greiner
Member or the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Lane Cove
In office
8 February 1975 – 3 May 1991
Preceded bySir Ken McCaw
Succeeded byKerry Chikarovski
Personal details
Born (1940-11-12) 12 November 1940 (age 83)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party

John Robert Arthur Dowd AO KC (born 12 November 1940), is a former leader of the Liberal Party of Australia in New South Wales. He was the Chancellor of Southern Cross University between 2002 and 2014, and the President of ActionAid Australia, an international aid organisation.