John Fahey (politician)

John Fahey
38th Premier of New South Wales
Election: 1995
In office
24 June 1992 – 4 April 1995
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorPeter Sinclair
DeputyWal Murray (1992–93)
Ian Armstrong (1993–95)
Preceded byNick Greiner
Succeeded byBob Carr
Minister for Finance
In office
11 March 1996 – 26 November 2001
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byKim Beazley
Succeeded byNick Minchin
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Macarthur
In office
2 March 1996 – 8 October 2001
Preceded byChris Haviland
Succeeded byPat Farmer
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Southern Highlands
In office
19 March 1988 – 1 February 1996
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byPeta Seaton
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Camden
In office
24 March 1984 – 22 February 1988
Preceded byRalph Brading
Succeeded byPeter Primrose
2nd President of WADA
In office
1 January 2008 – 31 December 2013
Preceded byDick Pound
Succeeded byCraig Reedie
Personal details
Born
John Joseph Fahey

(1945-01-10)10 January 1945
Wellington, New Zealand
Died12 September 2020(2020-09-12) (aged 75)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
SpouseColleen Fahey
Children3
OccupationLawyer

John Joseph Fahey AC (10 January 1945 – 12 September 2020) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1992 to 1995 and as the federal Minister for Finance from 1996 to 2001. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1984 to 1996 and the federal House of Representatives from 1996 to 2001. Fahey also served as president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and later became chancellor of the Australian Catholic University.