ANZAC Centenary Advisory Board

The ANZAC centenary advisory board was established by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of Australia to organise the centenary commemorations of the Australian and jointly New Zealand contribution to the First World War.[1]

Board members

Position Name Notes
ChairmanAir Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK, AFC (Ret'd)former Chief of the Defence Force
MemberProfessor David Horner AMOfficial Historian of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post-Cold War Operations
MemberThe Hon. Arch BevisFormer Parliamentary Secretary for Defence
MemberMajor General Brian Howard AO, MC, ESM (Ret'd)Board Member Royal Australian Regiment Corporation
MemberVice Admiral Ray Griggs AO, CSC, RANVice Chief of the Defence Force, (Ex-Officio)
MemberJackie Huggins AMAdjunct Professor, Centre for Australian Indigenous History, Australian National University
MemberLuke BowenExecutive Director of the Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association
MemberSimon Lewis PSMSecretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, (Ex-Officio)
MemberProfessor Christine CharlesChair of the Resources Technology Innovation Centre
MemberThe Hon. Sandy MacdonaldFormer Parliamentary Secretary for Defence
MemberRear Admiral Ken Doolan AO, RAN (Ret'd)National President of the Returned and Services League of Australia, (Ex-Officio)
Chairman of the Australian War Memorial Council
MemberBrigadier Bill Rolfe AO (Ret'd)Former Services Member of the Repatriation Commission
MemberHis Excellency Chris SeedNew Zealand High Commissioner to Australia, (Ex-Officio)
MemberHis Honour Judge Rauf SoulioChair of the Australian Multicultural Council
MemberProfessor Margaret Gardner AOVice-Chancellor and President of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
MemberPeter FitzSimons AMJournalist and author
MemberKathryn Greiner AOChair of Bio Tech Capital
MemberRear Admiral Davyd Thomas AO, CSC, RANRFormer Deputy Chief of Navy
MemberSandy Hollway AOFormer Chief executive officer (CEO) and board member of the Sydney Organising Committee for the 2000 Olympic Games
MemberDeborah ThomasDirector of Media, Public Affairs and Brand Development, ACP Magazines.
Since April 2015 CEO of Ardent Leisure

References

  1. 100 Years of ANZAC anzaccentenary.gov.au - Anzac Centenary Advisory Board - 2013 Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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