Jim Short | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Treasurer of Australia | |
| In office 11 March 1996 – 14 October 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | George Gear |
| Succeeded by | Rod Kemp |
| Senator for Victoria | |
| In office 1 December 1984 – 12 May 1997 | |
| Succeeded by | Karen Synon |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Ballarat | |
| In office 13 December 1975 – 18 October 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Dudley Erwin |
| Succeeded by | John Mildren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1936 Shepparton, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Public servant |
James Robert Short (born 7 December 1936) is a former Australian public servant, politician and diplomat. He was an assistant secretary in the Department of the Treasury before winning election to the House of Representatives as a Liberal at the 1975 federal election. He was defeated in 1980 but transferred to the Senate in 1984, serving until 1997. He briefly served as Assistant Treasurer in the Howard government in 1996, and after leaving politics worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and as Australia's special envoy to Cyprus.