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Kenneth Henry (actor)
Ken Henry may refer to: *Ken Henry (public servant) (born 1957), Australian economist and public servant, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, 2001–2011 *Ken Henry (speed skater) (1929–2009), American Olympic speed skater *Kenneth Henry (judge), Bahamian judge, President of the Court of Appeal from 1987 to 1992 {{hndis, Henry, Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Henry (public Servant)
Kenneth Ross Henry (born 27 November 1957) is an Australian economist and public servant who served as the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury from 2001 to 2011. During his time as Secretary of the Treasury, Henry chaired the major ''Future Tax System Review'', which became known as the Henry Tax Review, a document published in 2010 which is credited with shaping Australian tax policy over the following decade. He retired from the civil service in March 2011, and weeks later was appointed Special Adviser to Prime Minister Julia Gillard. During his time in this role, he chaired the committee which produced the ''White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century''. He left his role as Special Adviser in 2013, and became Chairman of the Australian Securities Exchange, Chairman of the National Australia Bank, and joined the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation at the Australian National University. Education and early career Ken Henry studied economics at the University of New Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Henry (speed Skater)
Kenneth "Ken" Charles Henry (January 7, 1929 – March 1, 2009) was a speed skater from the United States. Biography Henry won the gold medal in the 500 m at the 1952 Winter Olympics held in Oslo, Norway, in front of 28,000 people at Bislett Stadium in a time of 43.2 seconds. Two weeks later, he won the same title in the annual World Meet at Hamar, Norway. His 1952 Olympic gold medal time was one tenth of one second short of the record time set in 1948 by Finn Helgesen of Norway. Henry competed in three Olympics. In 1948, he came fifth in the 500 metre event at the Winter Olympics of St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1956 Winter Olympics were the third for the American in the 500 m event in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. In between, Henry finished fourth overall in both the 1949 and 1950 World Allround Championships. Henry has always lived in the Chicago area. He began skating when he was nine years old near Edison Park in Chicago. He later starred at Taft High School. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |