Allan Asher

Quick Facts

Full Name	Allan Asher
Occupation	Lawyer
Date Of Birth	Feb 16, 1951(1951-02-16)
Age	73
Birthplace	Sydney
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Aquarius

Allan Asher Biography

Allan Asher is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on February 16, 1951 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Asher, one of eight kids, was born in Sydney on February 16, 1951. Asher grew up in Eastern Creek, a suburb of Sydney. Asher attended Eastern Creek Primary School, and then Rooty Hill High School. Asher completed high school and attended Sydney Technical College (now Ultimo TFE) to complete his Higher School Certificate.

Asher was a Consumers International employee. This global NGO is made up of 240 groups representing 110 countries. From 2000 to 2001, he was the Global Policy and Campaigns director. Consumer’s International, a global federation made up of 243 consumer organizations from 111 countries, promotes a fair society through advocacy for well-functioning markets and a rules-based global trade system. Asher was responsible to implement policies and advocate for the development of consumer welfare at the global level. Consumers International protects all consumers, including those who are marginalized or disadvantaged.

Asher joined the UK Consumers’ Association in 2001 where he was Director of Campaigns and Communication and a member of the senior management group until

2003. He took executive responsibility for consumer policy research, corporate and public relations, legal affairs and public affairs. Asher was the lead spokesperson for Which? and implemented a campaign to ensure consumer rights in the digital switchover.

In 2003 Asher became the CEO of the consumer watchdog organisation EnergyWatch. Energy Watch had 300 staff and 8 offices across the UK and was responsible for the efficient and effective planning, budgeting and implementation of Council and government agreed work plans. Key areas were systematic collection of consumer complaints in the energy sector and research on the underlying cause and systemic changes in industry practice needed to enhance consumer welfare. Energy Watch played an active role in working with governments, industry and consumer groups throughout Europe on consumer protection issues in energy markets. Asher conducted projects throughout Europe including the accession countries to the European Commission of Eastern Europe.

Asher was named the Consumer Protection Commissioner in 1995. He had particular responsibility for consumer issues. The role required extensive liaison with consumers both in Australia and internationally, including representation at the OECD and UNESCO. He was responsible to address issues related to e-commerce as well as global information technology matters.

Allan Asher Net Worth

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

Asher served as a senior executive with the Australian Consumers Association (ACA) from 1974 to 1984. Asher was appointed Director of Corporate Affairs at the Overseas Telecommunications Commission in 1984.

Asher served as the ACCC’s Deputy Chairperson from 1988 to 2000. This period included a time at the Trade Practices Commission, 1988-2005.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is Australia’s national competition and consumer regulatory agency. At the end of his term as Deputy chairman (November 2000), the Commission was engaged in around 53 civil and criminal prosecutions in the Federal Court of Australia. In addition around 30 enforceable undertakings or administrative settlements were under negotiation. Approximately half of the enforcement matters concerned competition law enforcement.

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On 20 October 2011, Asher resigned after it was revealed that he provided questions for Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young to ask him during a Senate committee hearing in May. The questions were intended to highlight inadequate funding for his office and problems with immigration detention centres.

Facts & Trivia

Allan Ranked on the list of most popular Lawyer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Allan Asher celebrates birthday on February 16 of every year.

In 2012 Asher took up a post as a Visitor at the Australian National University, Canberra.