Joe Hockey
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His Excellency the Honourable Joe Hockey |
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Hockey in 2016
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| Ambassador of Australia to the United States |
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Assumed office 29 January 2016 |
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| Nominated by | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Kim Beazley |
| Treasurer of Australia | |
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In office 18 September 2013 – 21 September 2015 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Chris Bowen |
| Succeeded by | Scott Morrison |
| Manager of Opposition Business in the House | |
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In office 2 December 2007 – 16 February 2009 |
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| Leader |
Brendan Nelson Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Anthony Albanese |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Pyne |
| Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | |
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In office 30 January 2007 – 3 December 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Kevin Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Julia Gillard |
| Minister for Human Services | |
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In office 26 October 2004 – 30 January 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Jocelyn Newman |
| Succeeded by | Ian Campbell |
| Minister for Small Business and Tourism | |
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In office 26 November 2001 – 26 October 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Ian Macfarlane |
| Succeeded by | Fran Bailey |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for North Sydney |
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In office 2 March 1996 – 23 October 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Ted Mack |
| Succeeded by | Trent Zimmerman |
| Personal details | |
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Joseph Benedict Hockey 2 August 1965 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party (Coalition; 1987-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Melissa Babbage (1994–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Joseph Benedict "Joe" Hockey (born 2 August 1965) is the current Ambassador of Australia to the United States. He 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.
Hockey's parliamentary resignation triggered a 2015 North Sydney by-election where he was succeeded by Trent Zimmerman who had previously worked for Hockey as a staffer. His appointment as Ambassador of Australia to the United States was announced on 8 December 2015 to replace Kim Beazley, whose term ended in early 2016, and he assumed that position on 29 January 2016.
Hockey was born in North Sydney to an Armenian father, Richard (born in Bethlehem, Mandatory Palestine), and an Australian mother, Beverley. He has three elder siblings. His father's original surname, Hokeidonian, was anglicised to "Hockey" in 1948 after arriving in Australia.
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.
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