Peter Costello
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Peter Costello is an Australian former politician who served as the country's longest-serving federal Treasurer, holding the position from 1996 to 2007 under Prime Minister John Howard.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian politician
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human ⓘ treasurer ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Costello Memoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf | Nine Entertainment Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairpersonOf | Nine Entertainment Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Peter Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957-08-14 ⓘ |
| deputyLeaderOf | Liberal Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Monash University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeAsMP | 2009 ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild | three children ⓘ |
| ideology | conservatism ⓘ |
| knownFor | economic liberalisation policies in Australia ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Australian House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishment of the Future Fund
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federal budget surpluses during the Howard government ⓘ introduction of the Goods and Services Tax in Australia ⓘ longest-serving federal Treasurer of Australia ⓘ role in Australian economic reform in the late 1990s and 2000s ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Costello Memoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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company director ⓘ newspaper columnist ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 2007 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1996 ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portfolio | Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia
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Member of the Australian House of Representatives ⓘ Treasurer of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorAsTreasurer | Ralph Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| representedElectorate | Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInGovernmentOf | Howard Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | John Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Tanya Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeAsMP | 1990 ⓘ |
| successorAsTreasurer | Wayne Swan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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