Allan Fels

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Professor
Allan Fels
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Chairman of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
In office
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Succeeded byGraeme Samuel
Personal details
BornAllan Herbert Miller Fels
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SpouseScript error: No such module "Detect singular".Maria-Isabel Cid (deceased 2015)
University of Western Australia
Duke University
OccupationAcademic
ProfessionEconomist

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Allan Herbert Miller Fels AO (born 7 February 1942) is an Australian economist, lawyer and public servant. He was most widely known in his role as chairman of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) from its inception in 1995 until 30 June 2003. Upon his retirement from the ACCC, he became foundation dean of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) until January 2013.

He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 2001.[1] His book, Tough Customer: Chasing a better deal for battlers, was published in September 2019 by Melbourne University Press.[2] Fels was awarded a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) by the University of Melbourne in February 2022.[3]

Family

Fels was married to Maria-Isabel Cid, until she died in September 2015[4] and has two daughters, Isabella and Teresa Fels.[5] Australian Story ran a program on him and his family in 2002.

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Search Australian Honours: FELS, Allan Herbert Miller, Australian Government, archived from the original on 10 March 2014
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fels, Allan (3 September 2019). Tough customer : chasing a better deal for battlers. Carlton, Australia. ISBN 978-0-522-87441-9. OCLC 1084334231.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Somerville, Cath (1 March 2022). "University of Melbourne confers six honorary doctorates". University of Melbourne. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Being Allan Fels, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2002, archived from the original on 9 February 2008
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Being Allan Fels, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2 September 2002, archived from the original on 17 May 2008

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