Robert Southey (businessman)

Sir
Robert Southey
AO, CMG
Sir Robert Southey AO, CMG
President of the Liberal Party of Australia
	In office; 1970–1975
Chairman of the Australian Ballet Foundation
	In office; 1980–1990
Personal details
Born	20 March 1922; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	29 September 1998 (aged 76); Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Spouses	Valerie Clarke (m. 1946; died 1977); Marigold Shelmerdine (née Myer) (m. 1982);
Education	Geelong Grammar School Dux; Trinity College, Melbourne Magdalen College, Oxford First Class Honours; Master of Arts;

Sir Robert John Southey AO, CMG (20 March 1922 – 29 September 1998) was an Australian businessman, who was president of the Liberal Party of Australia from 1970 to 1975, and chairman of The Australian Ballet Foundation from 1980 to 1990.

Sir Robert Southey AO, CMG

President of the Liberal Party of Australia
In office 1970–1975
Chairman of the Australian Ballet Foundation
In office 1980–1990

Personal details
Born	20 March 1922 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	29 September 1998 (aged 76) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Spouses	Valerie Clarke (m. 1946; died 1977) Marigold Shelmerdine (née Myer) (m. 1982)
Education	Geelong Grammar School Dux Trinity College, Melbourne Magdalen College, Oxford First Class Honours Master of Arts