Ron Walker
Overview
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
CBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 15 September 1939) is a former Lord Mayor of Melbourne and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n businessman, renowned for his work in managing sporting events.
Walker attended Caulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, Anglican, day and boarding school, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1881 as a boys' school, Caulfield began admitting girls exactly one hundred years later...
, and served as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1974 to 1976. He became a prominent Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
figure, working as honorary National Treasurer from 1987 to 2002.
In 1988 he was appointed as a Commissioner for Melbourne's 1996 Olympics bid
1996 Summer Olympic bids
Six cities submitted bids to host the 1996 Summer Olympics , which were awarded to Atlanta, on September 18, 1990...
to host the Games.
