Sarah Sharkey | |
Allegiance: | Australia |
Branch: | Royal Australian Navy |
Serviceyears: | 1992–present |
Rank: | Rear Admiral |
Commands: | Joint Health Command |
Battles: | Operation Trek |
Awards: | Member of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Cross |
Alma Mater: | University of Queensland |
Spouse: | Frank |
Children: | Four[1] |
Rear Admiral Sarah Edith Sharkey, is an Australian physician, medical administrator, and a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy. She has been Commander Joint Health Command and Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force since 2 December 2019.[2]
While holding the rank of captain, Sharkey was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours for "outstanding achievement as the Director of Clinical Governance and Projects and Australian Defence Force Health Services Project Transition Lead".[3] She was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours "for exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in the management of health care".[4]
Sharkey is married to Frank and has four children.[5]