Robert Johnston
AC
4th Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
In office
August 1982 – July 1989
Preceded byH. M. Knight
Succeeded byBernie Fraser
Personal details
Born(1924-07-19)19 July 1924
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died20 March 2023(2023-03-20) (aged 98)
ProfessionEconomist

Robert Alan Johnston AC (19 July 1924 – 20 March 2023) was an Australian economist who served as the 4th Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Born in Moonee Ponds in Melbourne, Victoria, he served in Southeast Asia during World War II as part of the Air Force. Johnston was behind the introduction of the polymer banknote technology.[7]

Johnston died on 20 March 2023, at the age of 98.[8]

References

  1. ^ The International Who's Who, 1997-98. 1997. ISBN 9781857430226.
  2. ^ Kelly, Paul (2008). The End of Certainty: Power, Politics & Business in Australia. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-74175-498-8.
  3. ^ "AM - 20 years since Aussie dollar floated". AM. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 December 2003. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  4. ^ Weiniger, Peter (18 November 1981). "The winnowing begins". The Age. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Australia joins real world via Campbell, Keating and Howard". The Age. 11 January 1984. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  6. ^ Howard, Patricia (17 July 1989). "Bank failed to redress inflation, head claims". The Age. p. 3. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  7. ^ "Banknotes". Note Printing Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  8. ^ Read, Michael (20 March 2023). "Former RBA chief Bob Johnston remembered for floating the dollar". Financial Review. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
Government offices Preceded byH. M. Knight Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia 1982–1989 Succeeded byBernie Fraser


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