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Australian economist
A.K.A.
Robert Alan Johnston
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Male
Place of birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Star sign
CancerAge
98 years
Positions
Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
(1 August 1982-1 July 1989)
Awards
Companion of the Order of Australia
(1986)
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Biography
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.
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.
Johnston died on 20 March 2023, at the age of 98.
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