Federal President, The Hon Nick Greiner AC
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 Asia Pacific and is a Director of SGSP (Australia) Assets Pty Ltd and CHAMP Private Equity. 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
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Alan Stockdale
2008 - 2014
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Chris McDiven
2005 - 2008
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Shane Stone
1999 - 2005
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Tony Staley
1993 - 1999
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Ashley Goldsworthy
1990 - 1993
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John Elliott
1987 - 1990
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John Valder
1985 - 1987
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Dr A.J. Forbes
1982 - 1985
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John Atwill
1975 - 1982
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Robert Southey
1970 - 1975
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J. E. Pagan
1965 - 1970
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Phillip McBride
1960 - 1965
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Lyle Moore
1956 - 1960
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W. H. Anderson
1951 - 1956
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Richard Casey
1947 - 1950
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Malcolm Ritchie
1945-47, 1950-51
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Honorary Federal Treasurer, Andrew Burnes
From July 2015 to June 2019, Andrew Burnes held the position of Honorary Federal Treasurer of the Liberal Party.
Past Party Treasurers
Philip Higginson
2011 - 2015
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Michael Yabsley
2008 - 2011
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Mark Bethwaite
2006 - 2008
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John Calvert-Jones
2003 - 2006
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Malcolm Turnbull
2002 - 2003
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Ronald Walker
1989 - 2002
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David Clarke
1987 - 1989
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John Elliot
1985 - 1987
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Sir Robert
Crichton-Brown
1974 - 1985
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Sir Charles McGrath
1968 - 1974
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Sir William Anderson
1962 - 1968
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S. F. Utz
1956 - 1962
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B. F. Dargan
1949 - 1956
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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 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
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Brian Loughnane
2003 - 2015
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Lynton Crosby
1997 - 2002
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Andrew Robb
1990 - 1997
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Tony Eggleton
1975 - 1990
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Dr Timothy Pascoe
1974 - 1975
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Bede Hartcher
1969 - 1974
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Robert Willoughby
1951 - 1969
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Donald Cleland
1945 - 1951
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