1. Andrew Henry George Charlton was born on 26 September 1978 and is an Australian politician and economist.
21 Facts About Andrew Charlton
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Andrew Charlton has been a Labor member of the Australian Parliament representing the federal division of Parramatta since the 2022 Australian Federal Election.
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Andrew Charlton is the author of several books on economics including Fair Trade for All which he co-authored with Joseph Stiglitz, and most recently Australia's Pivot to India.
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Andrew Charlton was born in Sydney, New South Wales in 1978.
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Andrew Charlton then attended the University of Sydney to study economics, where he was a resident of St Paul's College.
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Andrew Charlton later won a Rhodes Scholarship to attend the University of Oxford, where he earned a DPhil in economics.
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From December 2007 to June 2010, Andrew Charlton served as the chief economic adviser to then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
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Notably, Andrew Charlton was Australia's senior official sent to the Copenhagen Climate Conference in 2009 at the request of then-Prime Minister Rudd.
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In 2009 Andrew Charlton made news after he was threatened by then-Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull at the Midwinter Ball over the now disproven Utegate scandal.
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In 2015, Andrew Charlton founded AlphaBeta Advisors, a consulting and technology firm and served as its director until it was acquired by Accenture in February 2020.
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Andrew Charlton was named Accenture's Sustainability Services Lead for Growth Markets.
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However, others declared Andrew Charlton was exactly the calibre of person needed in Parliament.
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Andrew Charlton became the candidate on 1 April 2022 with only 50 days until the election.
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Andrew Charlton claimed victory on the night of the election following concession by his opponent, Maria Kovacic.
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Andrew Charlton is married to barrister Phoebe Arcus, with whom he has three children.
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Andrew Charlton moved from a $16 million home in Bellevue Hill and purchased a house in North Parramatta in May 2022 to be more connected with the electors in the division of Parramatta.
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Andrew Charlton later purchased a sub-penthouse in Parramatta when he was unable to renovate the previously purchased property.
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Andrew Charlton purchased a $12 million home in Palm beach in 2024.
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Andrew Charlton's children continue to attend schools in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney.
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In Fair Trade for All, lead author Joseph Stiglitz and Andrew Charlton argue that it is important to make the trading world more development friendly.
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On 27 September 2023 Andrew Charlton launched Australia's Pivot to India at Parramatta Riverside Theatre alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.