Joe Hockey Books & Biography

Joe Hockey served as Australia's Ambassador to the United States of America in Washington from January 2016 to January 2020. Mr. Hockey was responsible for Australia's relationship with the US during the final year of President Obama's tenure and the first three years of President Trump's term.

Joe Hockey served as Australia's Ambassador to the United States of America in Washington, DC from January 2016 to January 2020. Mr Hockey was responsible for Australia's relationship with the US during the final year of President Obama's tenure and the first three years of President Trump's term. Mr Hockey is founding partner and president of Bondi Partners, a strategic advisory and funds management business based in both Sydney and Washington, DC.

As Treasurer of Australia, Mr. Hockey was responsible for all aspects of the Australian economy. With a reputation as a reformer, Mr. Hockey helped shape the modern financial system in Australia and had a major hand in the formation of industry policy, from tourism and hospitality to health and welfare. In 2014, Mr. Hockey chaired the highly successful G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings. He initiated major infrastructure initiatives ranging from the implementation of asset recycling financing to the creation of the G20 Infrastructure Hub. He first entered Parliament in 1996 as the Member for North Sydney and spent more than sixteen years on the front bench. Over the course of his parliamentary career, Mr. Hockey served as a Minister in a number of different portfolios including Financial Services, Small Business and Tourism, Human Services and Employment and Workplace Relations.

Mr. Hockey has served as a banking and finance lawyer with a major Australian law firm. He graduated from the University of Sydney with Bachelor degrees in Arts and Law. Mr. Hockey is married to Ms. Melissa Babbage, a company director and former investment banker. They have three young children, Xavier, Adelaide and Ignatius