Alexander Downer
Australian politician (born 1951)
Summary
Alexander John Gosse Downer is an Australian former politician and diplomat who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 2007, and was a member of parliament (MP) for the South Australian division of Mayo from 1984 to 2008.
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