Ian Anderson (professor) explained

Ian Anderson
Birth Place:	Tasmania
Workplaces:	University of Melbourne

Ian Phillip Anderson, (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.

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.^[2]

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".^[3]
• 2018 Elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia^[4]
• 2018 Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Murphy . Gabrielle . A rolled gold genius . Pursuit . University of Melbourne . 27 August 2021 . 2017.
2. Web site: Ian Anderson AO . ANSOG . Australia and New Zealand School of Government . 27 August 2021.
3. Web site: Professor Ian Phillip Anderson - AO . Australian Honours . 27 August 2021 . 2017.
4. Web site: Professor Ian Anderson AO, FASSA . Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia . 27 August 2021 . 1956.
5. Web site: 2018-10-15 . Professor Ian Anderson . 2023-11-25 . Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences . en-AU.