Susan St John | |
---|---|
Nationality | New Zealand |
Known for | Work on child poverty |
Susan Margaret St John CNZM QSO is an economist from New Zealand. She is a lecturer at the University of Auckland and spokesperson for the Child Poverty Action Group. [1]
St John graduated with a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Auckland in 1979. [2] She has been a member of the university's teaching staff since 1981, initially in economics, and since 2012 in public policy. [2] Her research has focused on the Accident Compensation Corporation, public sector and retirement policy. [2] In 1994 she became a founding member of the Child Poverty Action Group, and has edited and authored a large number of reports for them. [1]
In 2003 St John completed a doctorate at the University of Auckland on the role of private savings in retirement policy in New Zealand. [3]
In the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours, St John was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services to social policy. [4] In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, also for services to social policy. [5]