Andrew Leigh

Andrew Leigh

Andrew Keith Leigh (born 3 August 1972) is an Australian politician and former professor of economics at the Australian National University. He has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2010, representing the Canberra seat of Fraser. In 2011, Andrew was awarded the Economic Society of Australia's Young Economist Award. This award, presented once every two years, is given to "honour that Australian economist under the age of forty who is deemed to have made a significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge."

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