Albert Bensimon - Biography

Albert Bensimon (b. 1948) is a prominent businessman from Adelaide, the capital of the state of South Australia. He is mostly known to the public as the owner of Shiels Jewellers. As the owner, he has had high advertisement profiles involving the slogan of "No Hoo-Haa".

Bensimon Born in Cairo, Egypt. His secondary education took place at the Christian Brothers College in Rose Bay, New South Wales followed by a stint at the London School of Economics. Bensimon is of Jewish descent.

In 1994, he helped to established the Helpmann Academy named in honour of famous South Australian Sir Robert Helpmann. The academy is designed to promote the arts in South Australia. He was the first chairman and is still a member of its board.

At the 2002 South Australian state election, Bensimon ran as a "No Hoo-Haa Party" candidate in the House of Assembly seat of Adelaide, receiving a primary vote of 2.4 percent (492 votes). His "how-to-vote" ticket indicated a first preference for the Liberal Party of Australia. Bensimon is also a donor to the Liberal Party.

The gentlemen's club, The Adelaide Club was under fire when Bensimon was rejected twice for membership to the club on the basis of Anti-Semitism. This was denied by the Club president, stating that is was "offensive" to suggest the club was racist and that it has "a diverse membership". Bensimon is keen to be nominated as often as possible in the hope that the "racist" members of the club can be "exposed".

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External links

• No Hoo-Haa Party 2002 election campaign website: Pandora Internet Archive
• Shiels Jewellers website