John Hewson

Australian politician

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Abbott

  • Abbott, Tony
    In Tony Abbott

    …secretary for Liberal Party leader John Hewson in 1990. When the Liberals were defeated in 1993 in an election that they were widely expected to win, Hewson became a pariah within the party, and Abbott found himself out of work. From 1993 to 1994 he served as executive director for…

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Bishop

  • In Bronwyn Bishop

    …being with their losing chieftain, John Hewson. They overlooked the clear call for new blood focused around the personality of the populist Bishop, and, accordingly, throughout 1993 the conservatives were destabilized by continued rumours and suggestions of a possible leadership challenge.

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