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Allan Fels

Australian economist, lawyer and public servant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.

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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]

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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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