| The Honourable Jim Short |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Ballarat |
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| In office 13 December 1975 – 18 October 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Dudley Erwin |
| Succeeded by | John Mildren |
| Senator for Victoria | |
| In office 1 December 1984 – 12 May 1997 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1936 Shepparton, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Public servant |
James Robert "Jim" Short (born 7 December 1936) is an Australian politician and diplomat.
Born in Shepparton, Victoria, he attended the University of Melbourne before becoming a public servant with the Treasury Department. He was Executive Secretary of the Australian Industry Development Corporation from 1973 to 1974.
In 1975, he was elected to the House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Ballaarat (the name was changed to Ballarat in 1977). He held the seat until his defeat in 1980.
In 1984, he was elected to the Senate.[1]
Jim Short was appointed Assistant Treasurer in the First Howard Ministry in March 1996. On 14 October 1996 he resigned his portfolio after inadvertently misleading the Senate about a conflict of interests. He resigned from the Senate the following year to take up a $150,000-a-year (tax-free) position at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, where he remained until 2000. He was appointed Special Envoy to Cyprus in 2001.
| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Dudley Erwin |
Member for Ballarat 1975 – 1980 |
Succeeded by John Mildren |