John Arthur Fraser (born 8 August 1951) is an Australian public servant. He commenced in his role as

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of the Department of the Treasury in January 2015, and announced his retirement in July 2018.

Life and career

Fraser graduated from

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in Australia in 1972 with a first class honours degree in Economics. He worked for the Australian Treasury, including two international postings to

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, firstly at the

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and then as Economic Minister at the

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. He was Deputy Secretary (Economic) of the Department of the Treasury. Fraser joined the UBS Group in Australia in 1993 and was named Head of Asia Pacific for the Business Group in 1999. From 1994 to 1998 he was Executive Chairman and CEO of

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's division SBC Australia Funds Management Ltd. He was Chairman and CEO of UBS Global Asset Management from December 2001 until December 2013. Prior to that, he was president and chief operating officer of UBS Asset Management and Head of Asia Pacific. In December 2014, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced John Fraser's appointment as

of the Treasury Department, to commence 15 January 2015. The appointment is for five years. Treasurer

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said that, in his new role, Fraser would be asked to undertake a thorough review of the Treasury Department's resources and capabilities. On 12 July 2018, Prime Minister

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announced that Fraser had resigned as Treasury Secretary, effective 31 July, and that he would be replaced by

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. Fraser was a member of the Board of Governors at the Marymount International School in

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from 2007 to 2012.''Who's Who in Australia 2017'', ConnectWeb.

References

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