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Born: Established: 1944 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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Gareth Evans, now Chancellor of and Honorary Professorial Fellow at the Australian National University, was a member of the Australian Parliament for twenty-one years years, and a cabinet minister for thirteen years in the Hawke-Keating era, including eight years as Foreign Minister, from 1988 to 1996. He led the Brussels-based International Crisis Group from 2000 to 2009, co-chaired  major international commissions on mass atrocity crimes and nuclear weapons, and has won many prizes and awards for his contributions to international policymaking.

He is the author or editor of thirteen books, including his memoir, Incorrigible Optimist, and Inside the Hawke Keating Government: A Cabinet Diary.

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Personal Awards

2012 recipient Order of Australia Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) For eminent service to international relations, particularly in the Asia Pacific Region as an adviser to governments on a range of global policy matters, to conflict prevention and resolution, and to arms control and disarmament.
2001 Order of Australia Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) For service to the Australian Parliament, particularly through advancing Australia's foreign policy and trade interests, especially in Asia and through the United Nations.
1990 recipient Australian Humanist of the Year Award
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