
Professor the Hon Stephen Martin AO
CHAIR
Responsibilities: Governance Committee
Qualifications: BA (ANU), MA (Alberta), MTCP (SYD), Dip ED (UNSW), PhD (UOW), GAICD
Lives in: Victoria
Represents: Independent Director
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Professor Martin followed a distinguished career in the Parliament of Australia with leadership roles in the university and business sectors in Australia and abroad. He began his career as a high school teacher, before moving to the higher education sector. Professor Martin represented the NSW-based electorates of Macarthur and Cunningham in the Australian Parliament from 1984 to 2002. In Government, he served as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Secretary (Assistant Minister) for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Chairman of the Inquiry into the Australian Banking Industry. He currently chairs the Board of Bank of China (Australia) and the Board of the Australian Positive Psychology Learning Institute.