Party People

Nick Greiner was elected as the Liberal Party’s 18th Federal President at the Federal Council meeting in Sydney in June 2017.

Nick entered the NSW Parliament in 1980 as the Liberal Member for Ku-ring-gai. In 1983 he became the Leader of the Opposition and had responsibility for the shadow portfolios of Treasurer and Ethnic Affairs.

In 1988 under his leadership the Liberal-National Party Coalition won a landslide victory and he became Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Ethnic and Aboriginal Affairs until 1992.

Following his retirement from politics he has been heavily involved in the corporate world. He is currently Chairman of QBE Emerging Markets as well as Deputy Chairman of CHAMP Private Equity and Accolade Wines. He is Chairman, Council of Advisors, Rothschild Australia Limited; Chairman of Advisory Board, Crosby Textor; and an adviser to Transurban Limited.

Nick is Chairman of the European Australian Business Council (EABC) and a Member of the Board of Governors, Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). He is also a member of the Advisory Board for the John Grill Centre for Project Leadership and the Harvard Business School Asia-Pacific Advisory Board.

In 1994 he was awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia for public sector reform and management and services to the community.

He is a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, an Honorary Fellow of CPA Australia and a Life Member of the NSW Division of the Liberal Party and of the South Sydney Rugby League Club.

Past Federal Presidents

Richard Alston 2014 - 2017	Alan Stockdale 2008 - 2014	Chris McDiven 2005 - 2008	Shane Stone 1999 - 2005	Tony Staley 1993 - 1999	Ashley Goldsworthy 1990 - 1993	John Elliott 1987 - 1990
John Valder 1985 - 1987	Dr A.J. Forbes 1982 - 1985	John Atwill 1975 - 1982	Robert Southey 1970 - 1975	J. E. Pagan 1965 - 1970	Phillip McBride 1960 - 1965	Lyle Moore 1956 - 1960
W. H. Anderson 1951 - 1956	Richard Casey 1947 - 1950	Malcolm Ritchie 1945-47, 1950-51

Honorary Federal Treasurer, Andrew Burnes

In July 2015 he was appointed Honorary Federal Treasurer of the Liberal Party. He previously held the position of State Treasurer of the Victorian Liberal Party from 2009 to 2011.

Past Party Treasurers

Philip Higginson 2011 - 2015	Michael Yabsley 2008 - 2011	Mark Bethwaite 2006 - 2008	John Calvert-Jones 2003 - 2006	Malcolm Turnbull 2002 - 2003	Ronald Walker 1989 - 2002	David Clarke 1987 - 1989
John Elliot 1985 - 1987	Sir Robert Crichton-Brown 1974 - 1985	Sir Charles McGrath 1968 - 1974	Sir William Anderson 1962 - 1968 (picture unavailable)	S. F. Utz 1956 - 1962 (picture unavailable)	B. F. Dargan 1949 - 1956 (picture unavailable)

Federal Director, Andrew Hirst

Andrew Hirst is the Federal Director of the Liberal Party of Australia.

Andrew has worked for four leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia – John Howard, Brendan Nelson, Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott.

As well as holding adviser roles for successive Liberal leaders, Andrew also served for two years as Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

Andrew also previously worked as the Liberal Party’s Director of Communications and was a Director at campaigns and strategy company C|T Group prior to his appointment as Federal Director.

Past Party Directors

Tony Nutt 2015 - 2017	Brian Loughnane 2003 - 2015	Lynton Crosby 1997 - 2002	Andrew Robb 1990 - 1997	Tony Eggleton 1975 - 1990	Dr Timothy Pascoe 1974 - 1975	Bede Hartcher 1969 - 1974
Robert Willoughby 1951 - 1969	Donald Cleland 1945 - 1951