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Alexander Downer

1951 - Today

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Alexander John Gosse Downer (born 9 September 1951) is an Australian former politician and diplomat who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1994 to 1995, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 2007, and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2018. Downer was born in Adelaide, the son of Sir Alick Downer and the grandson of Sir John Downer. After periods working for the Bank of New South Wales and with the diplomatic service, he was appointed executive director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in 1983. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Downer has received more than 547,456 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Alexander Downer is the 18,876th most popular politician (down from 17,445th in 2019), the 672nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 649th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Australian Politician.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.52

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  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexander Downer ranks 18,876 out of 19,576. Before him are Mirjam Ott, Erika Kirpu, Amelia Andersdotter, Glauk Konjufca, Milojko Spajić, and Bob Casey Jr.. After him are Anthony Scaramucci, Kevin Stitt, Pierre Poilievre, Connie Mack III, Roger Torrent, and Alister Jack.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Alexander Downer ranks 736. Before him are Joy Harjo, Elijah Cummings, Steve Riddick, Joe Sestak, Bina Agarwal, and Raelene Boyle. After him are Sidney M. Gutierrez, Linda Grant, Mike Leavitt, John McDonnell, Meena Alexander, and Stephen S. Oswald.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Alexander Downer ranks 672 out of 1,143. Before him are Joel Griffiths (1979), Brody Dalle (1979), Hayden Foxe (1977), Ajdin Hrustic (1996), Eleanor Patterson (1996), and Raelene Boyle (1951). After him are Georgina Haig (1985), Keiynan Lonsdale (1991), Rhys Wakefield (1988), Tabrett Bethell (1982), Claire van der Boom (1983), and Tony Dorigo (1965).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, Alexander Downer ranks 43. Before him are Michael Joseph Savage (1872), Edith Cowan (1861), H. V. Evatt (1894), Ben Williams (1977), Julie Bishop (1956), and Bob Brown (1944). After him are Bob Carr (1947), Natalie Bennett (1966), Marise Payne (1964), Peter Dutton (1970), Bill Shorten (1967), and Andrew Cooper (1964).

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