J. G. Phillips

For other people named J. G. Phillips, see John Phillips (zoologist) and John George Phillips (disambiguation).

Sir John Phillips
KBE
2nd Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
In office
July 1968 – July 1975
Preceded byH. C. Coombs
Succeeded byH. M. Knight
Personal details
Born13 March 1911
Mosman, New South Wales
Died7 October 1986(1986-10-07) (aged 75)
Manly, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionEconomist

Sir John Grant Phillips KBE (13 March 1911 – 7 October 1986) was an Australian economist who became the second Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, from 1968 to 1975.[1][2] His name appeared on Australian currency notes as "J. G. Phillips".

  1. ^ "Sir John Grant (Jock) Phillips (1911–1986)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. ^ Governors of the Reserve Bank of Australia/Commonwealth Bank of Australia – The Governors and their Terms Archived 2009-09-29 at the Wayback Machine