John James Cowperthwaite, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John James Cowperthwaite

British colonial administrator

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1915

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Jan-2006

Profession: politician, civil servant

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Sir John James Cowperthwaite, KBE, CMG (Chinese: ?????; 25 April 1915 – 21 January 2006), was a British civil servant and the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1961 to 1971.
His introduction of free market economic policies are widely credited with turning postwar Hong Kong into a thriving global financial centre.