21st-century Australian women public servants

The list 21st-century Australian women public servants includes Elizabeth Cosson, Wendy Craik, Diana Horvath, Jan Elizabeth Adams and Jeannette Young. The list consists of 24 members.

1.

Pru Goward

Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner and politician

Overview: Prudence Jane Goward (born 2 September 1952), an Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2019, representing the seat of Goulburn.

Date of birth: 2 September 1952

Age: 72

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Writer

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Women members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 80T

ABC journalists associated with the Liberal Party of Australia 5T

21st-century Australian politicians 2,244T
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Deidre Willmott

Australian lawyer

Overview: Deidre Willmott is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia. Prior to becoming Executive Chairman of Cannings Purple Strategic, Wilmott was Communi ...

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Attorney

Gender: Female

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Megan Clark

Australian scientist and executive

Overview: Megan Elizabeth Clark AC, FTSE is an Australian geologist and business executive, former director of the CSIRO, and head of the Australian Space Agency.

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Scientist

Gender: Female

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CSIRO people 40T

Australian female geologists 15T

Fellows of the Australian Institute of Company Directors 60T
4.

Joanna Hewitt

Australian public servant

Overview: Joanna Miriam Hewitt AO (born 1 May 1949) is a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker. She is currently the Chair of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

Date of birth: 1 May 1949

Age: 75

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Australian women ambassadors 11T

Australian women diplomats 17T

People from Denmark, Western Australia 7T
5.

Elizabeth Cosson

Australian general

Overview: Elizabeth Cosson AM (Mil) CSC (born 1958) is the current Secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and has been a career senior public servant since 2010. Cosson has "vowed" to resign as Secretary ...

Date of birth: 1958

Age: 66

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Military

Gender: Female

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21st-century Australian public servants 13T

Female generals of Australia 2T

Secretaries of the Australian Government Veterans' Affairs Department 9T
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Pat O'Shane

Australian judge

Overview: Patricia June O'Shane AM (born 19 June 1941) is a retired Australian teacher, barrister, public servant, jurist, and Aboriginal activist. She was Australia's first Aboriginal magistrate, serving the Local ...

Date of birth: 19 June 1941

Age: 83

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Judge

Gender: Female

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20th-century Australian women 533T

Women human rights activists 491T

Australian women judges 61T
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Catherine King (politician)

Australian politician

Overview: Catherine Fiona King (born 2 June 1966) is an Australian politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ballarat since 2001. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and briefly served ...

Date of birth: 2 June 1966

Age: 58

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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21st-century Australian women politicians 449T

Former government ministers of Australia 160T

Labor Left politicians 98T
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Wendy Craik

Australian scientist and public policy adviser

Overview: Wendy Craik (born 1949) AM FTSE is an Australian scientist, public policy adviser and company director.

Date of birth: 1949

Age: 75

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20th-century Australian women public servants 14T

20th-century Australian businesswomen 24T

21st-century Australian businesswomen 34T
9.

Caralee McLiesh

Australian economist

Overview: Caralee McLiesh is an Australian economist who is the current Chief Executive and Secretary to the New Zealand Treasury. She is the first woman appointed to the role, beginning her five year term in S ...

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Economist

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Diana Horvath

Australian doctor and medical administrator

Overview: Diana Glen Horvath AO (born 1944) is an Australian medical doctor, researcher and administrator and the first female chair of the National Health and Medical Research Council.

Date of birth: 1944

Age: 80

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June Oscar

Overview: June Oscar AO (born 1962) is an Australian Aboriginal woman of Bunuba descent, Indigenous rights activist, community health and welfare worker, film and theatre producer, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

Date of birth: 1962

Age: 62

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Activist

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Jan Elizabeth Adams

Australian diplomat

Overview: Jan Elizabeth Adams AO, PSM (born 1963) is an Australian diplomat who is the current Australian Ambassador to China, in office since February 2016.

Date of birth: 1 January 1963

Age: 62

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Ann Caroline Sherry

Australian public servant

Overview: Ann Caroline Sherry AO (born 1954) is an Australian public servant and businesswoman.

Date of birth: 2 February 1954

Age: 71

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People from Gympie 34T

Fellows of the Australian Institute of Company Directors 60T

Australian public servants 662T
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Helen Williams (Australian public servant)

Public servant

Overview: Helen Rodda Williams AO (born 21 March 1945) is a retired Australian senior public servant. She was the first woman in the Australian Public Service to be appointed as a Secretary of an Australian gov ...

Date of birth: 21 March 1945

Age: 79

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Secretaries of the Australian Government Education Department 12T

Secretaries of the Australian Government Immigration Department 13T

Australian public servants 662T
15.

Kelly Hoare

Australian politician

Overview: Kelly Joy Hoare (born 1 July 1963), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007, representing the Division of Charlton, New ...

Date of birth: 1 July 1963

Age: 61

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

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21st-century Australian women politicians 449T

21st-century Australian politicians 2,052T

20th-century Australian politicians 3,122T
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Louise Morauta

Australian academic and public servant

Overview: Louise Morauta (born 1945) is an anthropologist and former public servant in Australia. For many years she taught anthropology and sociology at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG). She was the first ...

Date of birth: 1945

Age: 79

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Jeannette Young

Governor of Queensland from 1 November 2021

Overview: Jeannette Rosita Young AC PSM (born 1963) is the current governor of the state of Queensland, Australia, and a medical doctor and administrator. Before being sworn-in as Governor, Young was the Chief Health ...

Date of birth: 1963

Age: 61

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Australian health officials 3T

21st-century Australian public servants 15T

21st-century Australian women 134T
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Hilary Penfold

Australian parliamentary counsel and judge

Overview: Hilary Ruth Penfold PSM QC (born 1953) is a former Australian parliamentary counsel and judge. She was the first woman to be First Parliamentary Counsel and the first woman to be a resident judge in the ...

Date of birth: 1953

Age: 71

Occupation: Judge

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Vivienne Thom

Australian public servant

Overview: Vivienne Joyce Thom AM (born 1960) is an Australian former public servant and current independent consultant and intelligence specialist. From 2010 to 2015, Thom was the Inspector-General of Intelligence ...

Date of birth: 1960

Age: 64

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Chemist

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Annabelle Pegrum

Overview: Annabelle Nicole Pegrum AM, FRAIA (born 7 November 1952) is an Australian architect, former public servant and academic.

Date of birth: 7 November 1952

Age: 72

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Architect

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