Susan St John

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]

Susan St John CNZM QSO
St John in 2019
Nationality	New Zealand
Known for	Work on child poverty

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]