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Joseph Benedict Hockey is an Australian former politician and diplomat. He was the Member of Parliament for North Sydney from 1996 until 2015.

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Joe Hockey
said · Oct 21, 2015
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I admit that we could have done more to win over third-party endorsements and to win over the Senate, and we could have done more to win over the Australian people.

As quoted in " Joe Hockey calls for stability in farewell speech to Parliament " in news.com.au (21 October 2015)

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Joe Hockey
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We cannot make it normal to have four prime minister and four treasurers in just four years. Leadership instability and ministerial turnover is the enemy of good public policy.

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Joe Hockey
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Please send to Australia … rain welcome party will be arranged

Referring to floods in India which killed over 300 people. Quoted in "Joe Hockey under fire for flippancy on fatal Indian floods " in The

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2001Centenary Medal

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About this person

Joseph Benedict Hockey is an Australian former politician and diplomat. He was 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.

Country
Australia
Category
Politicians
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Politician
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living
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Born 1965 · age 61
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