Alexander Downer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alexander Downer
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Sep 9, 1951(1951-09-09)
Age	73
Birthplace	Australia
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Virgo

Alexander Downer Biography

Alexander Downer is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 9, 1951 in Australia, Australia. Australian politician from the Liberal Party who served as the Foreign Minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007.

He joined the Liberal party and lost the position of Prime Minister to Paul Keating in the 1993 election.

Alexander John Gosse Downer AC (born 9 September 1951) is a former Australian politician and diplomat who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1994 to 1995, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 2007, and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2018.

Downer was educated at Geelong Grammar School in Australia, then in England (while his father was High Commissioner) at Radley College between 1964 and

1970. He subsequently completed a Bachelor of Arts in politics and economics at Newcastle University in Newcastle upon Tyne. From 1975 to 1976, he worked as an economist for the Bank of New South Wales, before entering the Australian Diplomatic Service, where he served until 1982. Some of Downer’s time in the Diplomatic Service was spent at a posting in Brussels, where he undertook a French language training course. He then worked as an adviser to the then Liberal Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser and subsequent Leader of the Federal Opposition Andrew Peacock. From 1983 to 1984, he also served as the Executive Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce. In 1984, he was elected to the federal Parliament as Liberal member for Mayo, in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia. He held this seat until his resignation from Parliament in 2008.

He married Nicola Downer and they had four children together.

Alexander Downer Net Worth

Alexander Downer is one of the richest Politician from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alexander Downer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He went to Radley College in England between 1964 and 1970 and worked as an economist for the Bank of New South Wales.

He was also a member of the Australian Parliament for Mayo from 1984 to 2008.

Downer was born on 9 September 1951 in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the third of four children born to Sir Alexander “Alick” Downer and Mary Downer (née Gosse); he has three sisters. The Downer family has a long history in South Australian politics. Their earliest ancestors were Mary Ann Downer (1792-1868) and her son Henry Downer (great-grandfather) a tailor (1811-1870) who traveled from England in 1862 aboard the Eden settling in Adelaide. Downer’s father was Minister for Immigration in the Menzies Government and later served as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. His paternal grandfather, Sir John Downer, served twice as Premier of South Australia in the late 19th century, and was later one of the inaugural members of the Australian Senate. Downer’s maternal grandfather was the businessman and philanthropist James Hay Gosse, whose father was the explorer William Gosse.

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Who is Alexander Downer Dating?

According to our records, Alexander Downer married to Nicky Downer. As of December 1, 2023, Alexander Downer’s is not dating anyone.

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Another event in 1994 that would spell the end of Downer’s leadership was his decision for the Coalition to support the Keating Government’s sexual privacy legislation. The issue divided the Coalition with several MPs and Senators either voting against the legislation or abstaining from it.

Facts & Trivia

Alexander Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Alexander Downer celebrates birthday on September 9 of every year.

In 1996, Downer took the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty to the United Nations General Assembly where it was embraced by most members of the world body. Pakistan, India and North Korea were among those who failed to ratify the treaty and went ahead in developing nuclear weapons capability. In 1999, the U.S. Senate rejected ratification of the treaty. Downer stated

What does Alexander Downer do now?

As of 2019, Downer is Executive Chair of the International School for Government at King’s College London.

How Old Is Alexander Downer?

71 years (September 9, 1951)

Where was Alexander Downer born?

Adelaide, Australia

Who is Witness K?

Witness K, a former senior ASIS intelligence officer who led the bugging operation, confidentially noted in 2012 the Australian Government had accessed top-secret high-level discussions in Dili and exploited this during negotiations of the Timor Sea Treaty.

Where did Alexander Downer go to School?

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