John Spender

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John Michael Spender (born 2 December 1935) is a former Australian politician. Born in Sydney, the son of politician Percy Spender, he attended Yale University before becoming a barrister. In 1980 he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for North Sydney. He held the seat until his defeat by prominent independent Ted Mack.^[1] In 1996 he was appointed Australian Ambassador to France, a position he held until 2000.

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Bill Graham	Member for North Sydney 1980 – 1990	Succeeded by Ted Mack

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NAME	Spender, John Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	2 December 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sydney, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH