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Peter Costello appointed Future Fund chairman after David Gonski resigns Peter Costello appointed Future Fund chairman after David Gonski resigns
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Costello, Costello, who has been a member of the fund’s board of guardians since 2009, has taken on the chairman’s job after a false start in 2012, when the former Labor government resisted Coalition pressure to appoint him after the retirement of David Murray.
who has been a member of the fund’s board of guardians since 2009, has The finance minister, Mathias Cormann, said Peter Costello, who established the Future Fund in 2006, was the only person on the shortlist for the position.
taken on the chairman’s job after a false start in 2012, when the former “There is no shortlist beyond Peter Costello. Peter Costello, given his background, given his unique experiences, given his capacity to provide strong leadership, was judged to be the most appropriate appointment.”
Labor government resisted Coalition pressure to appoint him after the
retirement of David Murray.
The
finance minister, Mathias Cormann, said Peter Costello, who established
the Future Fund in 2006, was the only person on the shortlist for the
position.
“There
is no shortlist beyond Peter Costello. Peter Costello, given his
background, given his unique experiences, given his capacity to provide
strong leadership, was judged to be the most appropriate appointment.”