Hugh Heggie | |
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| 23rd Administrator of the Northern Territory | |
| Assumed office 2 February 2023 | |
| Governors General | David Hurley Sam Mostyn |
| Preceded by | Vicki O'Halloran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugh Crosbie Heggie 1950 (age 74–75) Melbourne,Victoria, Australia |
| Spouse | |
| Residence | Government House, Darwin |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Hugh Crosbie HeggieAO PSM (born 1950) is an Australian public servant and physician who is the 23rd and currentAdministrator of the Northern Territory since 2 February 2023.[1]
Heggie was born inMelbourne,Victoria in 1950,[2] and educated at Bonbeach High School. He attended theUniversity of Melbourne and graduated with aBachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. On the completion of his first degree he relocated to Sydney where he worked as a research pharmacologist before returning to Melbourne. In 2001, after 20 years in Melbourne, he relocated to the Northern Territory with his family.[3]
Between 2016 and 2022, Heggie served as the Chief Health Officer and executive director of Public Health and Clinical Excellence in the Northern Territory. He played a significant role during theCOVID-19 restrictions in Australia and served on numerous boards, committees and councils locally and nationally.[3]
On 29 November 2022, theChief MinisterNatasha Fyles announced Heggie would become the 23rd Administrator of the Northern Territory, succeedingVicki O'Halloran.[4] He was sworn in byGovernor-GeneralDavid Hurley on 2 February 2023.[1]
Heggie was awarded thePublic Service Medal (PSM) in the2021 Australia Day Honours for "outstanding public service to community health in the Northern Territory".[5] He was also awarded theHumanitarian Overseas Service Medal in 2021 for his contributions during the2015 Cyclone Pam disaster inVanuatu.[3]
He was invested as aKnight of the Order of St John on his appointment as theAdministrator of the Northern Territory on 5 February 2023.[6] Heggie was appointed anOfficer of the Order of Australia in the2024 Australia Day Honours for "distinguished service to medicine and medical research organisations, and as Administrator of the Northern Territory".[7]
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| Preceded by | Administrator of the Northern Territory 2023–present | Incumbent |
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