Ian Anderson (professor)

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Ian Anderson

AO FASSA
Born1965 (age 56–57)
Tasmania
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Melbourne

Ian Phillip Anderson AO FASSA, (born 1965) is an Australian academic and senior public servant.[1]

Education[]

Anderson qualified his MBBS at the University of Melbourne, and then obtained his PhD at the La Trobe University.[2]

Career[]

Anderson rose to be a Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Melbourne.[1] He was then seconded to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia).[1] Here Anderson became Deputy Secretary for Indigenous Affairs.[3]

In 1993, Anderson delivered one of the annual series of Australian Broadcasting Corporation Boyer Lectures called "Voices of the Land".

Personal[]

Ian Anderson born near Devonport, Tasmania in 1965 was the eldest child of Sandra Smith (née Anderson).[1]

Honours and awards[]

  • 2017 Officer of the Order of Australia for "For distinguished service to the Indigenous community, particularly in the areas of health equality, aged care and education, as an academic, researcher and medical practitioner, to policy reform, and as a role model".[4]
  • 2018 Elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Murphy, Gabrielle (2017). "A rolled gold genius". Pursuit. University of Melbourne. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Professor Ian Anderson AO, FASSA". Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. 1956. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Ian Anderson AO". ANSOG. Australia and New Zealand School of Government. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Professor Ian Phillip Anderson - AO". Australian Honours. 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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