Georgina Hope "Gina" Rinehart (born 9 February 1954) is an Australian mining heiress and Chairman of Hancock Prospecting group.[8] She is the daughter of Lang Hancock and Hope Margaret Nicholas. In the 2010s, Rinehart bought a stake in media organizations, becoming the largest shareholder in Fairfax Media and taking a significant share in Ten Network Holdings.
During 2011, both Forbes Asia and the Business Review Weekly reported that Rinehart was Australia's wealthiest person, a title that she continues to hold.[2][3] During 2012, BRW named Rinehart as the world's richest woman, having surpassed Christy Walton;[9] however, by 2013 Rinehart was the fourth richest woman in the world;[10] and by 2014, the sixth richest.[3