Chief Scientist of South Australia

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The Chief Scientist of South Australia is an independent advisory role to the Government of South Australia, providing advice to the Premier and Cabinet on matters of science, technology, innovation and research.[1] The Chief Scientist chairs the South Australian Science Council and recommends to the government new members for the Council.

Incumbents

Number Name start date end date
1 Max Brennan 2005 2008[2]
2 Ian Chessell 2008[2] 2010
3 Don Bursill 2011[3] 2014
4 Leanna Read 2014[4] 2018
5 Caroline McMillen 2018[1] current

References

  1. ^ a b David Pisoni (11 August 2018). "New Chief Scientist for South Australia". Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "New Chief Scientist for SA". ABC News. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. ^ "South Australian appoints new Chief Scientist". 10 April 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. ^ Stone, Kelly (12 August 2014). "Uni SA Council member appointed SA's chief scientist". UniSA News. University of South Australia. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2015.