Joe Hockey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joe Hockey
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 2, 1965(1965-08-02)
Age	59
Birthplace	North Sydney
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Leo

Joe Hockey Biography

Joe Hockey is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 2, 1965 in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Australian politician from Australia who was in the position of Minister of Human Services and the Minister for Employment during the Howard government. He was appointed Treasurer of Australia in the year 2013.

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Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 2 August 1965) is a former Australian politician, the Member of Parliament for North Sydney from 1996 until 2015. He was the Treasurer of Australia in the Abbott Government from 18 September 2013 until September 2015 when he resigned from Cabinet, having refused an alternative offer from the incoming Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull. He previously served as the Minister for Human Services and Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations in the Howard Government. He also served as Ambassador of Australia to the United States from January 2016 until January 2020.

Hockey attended St Aloysius’ College, Milsons Point and the University of Sydney, residing at St John’s College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws. While at university he was President of the University of Sydney Students’ Representative Council, and assisted in inviting Pope John Paul II to visit the University of Sydney during the 1986 Australian papal visit. In 1987, Hockey protested at Bob Hawke’s introduction of university fees. Hockey’s term as SRC president, besides the protests, included the renovation of the club’s headquarters, a cutback on the expenses of Honi Soit, the closure of the SRC Women’s Room, but the opening of a free legal advice service. Towards the end of his term as SRC President, the Australian Labor Party’s Deputy Prime Minister Lionel Bowen phoned Hockey and invited him to join the ALP. Hockey researched the philosophies of John Stuart Mill and decided to join the Liberal Party. Upon graduating, Hockey worked as a banking and finance lawyer at Corrs Chambers Westgarth and subsequently as the Director of Policy to the Premier of New South Wales, before entering politics.

The father of his son was birthed in Bethlehem, Palestine.

Joe Hockey Net Worth

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

His graduation was in Sydney University with degrees in both Law and art.

He is well-known for his talks on the religious diversity and equality.

Hockey was born in North Sydney to Australian mother, Beverley, and Bethlehem Armenian father, Richard Hokeidonian, who was born in Mandatory Palestine. His father’s surname was anglicised to “Hockey” in 1948 after his arrival in Australia. He was named after Joseph Benedict Chifley, the post-war prime minister whose immigration policies allowed for his father to enter Australia. Hockey has three elder siblings.

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Hockey was preselected as a Liberal Party of Australia candidate for the 1996 election in the Division of North Sydney when aged just 29. He faced little preselection competition, since the seat’s incumbent independent, Ted Mack, was thought to be unbeatable. However, Mack did not renominate; had his intentions been known earlier, it is widely believed Hockey would have faced a more rigorous preselection contest for what has traditionally been a “blue ribbon” Liberal seat. As it was, Hockey all but assured himself of becoming the seat’s next member with his preselection victory. “Traditional” two-party matchups had always shown North Sydney to be a comfortably safe Liberal seat, and it had been a foregone conclusion that the seat would revert to the Liberals once Mack retired. On paper, the Liberals would have held the seat on a traditional two-party margin of nine percent. As expected, Hockey regained the seat for the Liberals on 65.6 percent of the two-party preferred vote. He actually won 57.8 percent of the primary vote, more than enough to win the seat outright without the need for preferences.

Facts & Trivia

Joe Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Joe Hockey celebrates birthday on August 2 of every year.

When HIH Insurance went bankrupt in March 2001, Joe Hockey was the minister responsible for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), which oversaw HIH. Although Hockey’s office had sought written assurances from HIH that everything was fine, the public felt that Hockey was to blame. Upon learning that the estimated damages were between $4-$8 billion, Hockey took this to the Cabinet and sought a bail out. Peter Costello advised that APRA should sort out HIH. After the collapse of HIH Insurance, Hockey became concerned about NRMA Insurance, and called Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the ACCC, APRA and the Australian Taxation Office and instructed them to investigate NRMA Insurance thoroughly.