Neil Raymond Conn, (born 17 August 1936) is an Australian economist and former
Administrator of the Northern Territory
The Administrator of the Northern Territory is an official appointed by the Governor-General of Australia to represent the government of the Commonwealth in the Northern Territory, Australia. They perform functions similar to those of a state gov ...
(1997-2000).
Conn was appointed by
Queen Elizabeth II as
Lord Prior of the
Order of Saint John
The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic military order. It was headq ...
in 2014. He was succeeded by
Sir Malcolm Ross in 2016.
Life and career
Conn studied
economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...
at the
University of Sydney
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, graduating
BSc
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The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University ...
and later
MEc. He studied for his doctorate (
PhD) at
Duke University in the United States, before lecturing in economics at Sydney University from 1961 to 1975. He left the university in 1975 to work for two years as Principal Administrator with the
OECD
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in Paris, followed by four years as Deputy Secretary of the
New South Wales Treasury
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.
Conn was appointed by the newly independent Northern Territory government as
Chief Executive Officer
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of the
territory
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's treasury and was the
Administrator of the Northern Territory
The Administrator of the Northern Territory is an official appointed by the Governor-General of Australia to represent the government of the Commonwealth in the Northern Territory, Australia. They perform functions similar to those of a state gov ...
from 17 February 1997 to 30 October 2000.
Following his retirement as administrator, Conn became foundation chairman of Original IT Investments Pty Ltd, an
information technology
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incubator. From 2001 to 2004 he was the deputy chairman and lead independent director of the publicly listed company
International All Sports Ltd.
Conn lives in Sydney with his wife Lesley, also a
Member of the Order of Australia
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and a
Dame of the
Order of Saint John
The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic military order. It was headq ...
. They have three children.
Order of St John
Conn was appointed a deputy prior of the
Order of Saint John
The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic military order. It was headq ...
in Australia in 1997. He served as chairman of
St John Ambulance Australia
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from 2004 to 2007.
At the 2007 St John Ambulance Australia National Priory Conference, he was nominated as
chancellor of the St John Priory in Australia, replacing Villis Marshall.
In 2014, Conn was promoted as the Lord Prior of the Order of Saint John, becoming its most senior non-royal figure.
He was succeeded by Sir Malcolm Ross in 2016.
Honours
See also
*
The Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem
*
Government of Australia
References
Notes
External links
Conn's profile on the Northern Territory Government websiteOrder of St John website''Who's Who in Australia''
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1936 births
Living people
Australian Anglicans
Administrators of the Northern Territory
University of Sydney alumni
University of Sydney faculty
Officers of the Order of Australia
Bailiffs Grand Cross of the Order of St John
Duke University alumni
Recipients of the Centenary Medal