Bob Johnston (economist)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Robert Johnston | |
---|---|
4th Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia | |
In office August 1982 – July 1989 | |
Preceded by | H. M. Knight |
Succeeded by | Bernie Fraser |
Personal details | |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 19 July 1924
Died | 20 March 2023 | (aged 98)
Profession | Economist |
Robert Alan Johnston AC (19 July 1924 – 20 March 2023) was an Australian economist who served as the 4th Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Born in Moonee Ponds in Melbourne, Victoria, he served in Southeast Asia during World War II as part of the Air Force. Johnston was behind the introduction of the polymer banknote technology.[7]
Johnston died on 20 March 2023, at the age of 98.[8]
References
- ^ The International Who's Who, 1997-98. 1997. ISBN 9781857430226.
- ^ Kelly, Paul (2008). The End of Certainty: Power, Politics & Business in Australia. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-74175-498-8.
- ^ "AM - 20 years since Aussie dollar floated". AM. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 December 2003. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ Weiniger, Peter (18 November 1981). "The winnowing begins". The Age. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Australia joins real world via Campbell, Keating and Howard". The Age. 11 January 1984. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ Howard, Patricia (17 July 1989). "Bank failed to redress inflation, head claims". The Age. p. 3. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Banknotes". Note Printing Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Read, Michael (20 March 2023). "Former RBA chief Bob Johnston remembered for floating the dollar". Financial Review. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from July 2019
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with WorldCat Entities identifiers
- Articles with GND identifiers
- Articles with NLA identifiers
- 1924 births
- 2023 deaths
- Australian economists
- Companions of the Order of Australia
- Governors of the Reserve Bank of Australia
- People from Melbourne
- All stub articles
- Economist stubs
- Australian academic biography stubs