Owen Walsh

This article is about the Administrator of Norfolk Island. For the Irish artist, see Owen Walsh (artist).

Owen Walsh
Administrator of Norfolk Island
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 October 2008
Governor General	Quentin Bryce
Preceded by	Grant Tambling
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Born	Owen Edward John Walsh
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Tasmania
Profession	Lawyer

Owen Edward John Walsh is the current Administrator of the Australian territory of Norfolk Island.

Walsh was educated at the University of Tasmania, from which he graduated with degrees in Arts and Law. He worked as a barrister and solicitor for the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, and as a senior policy adviser and legal officer for the Attorney-General's department, the Department of Transport and Regional Services, and the Australian Antarctic Division.^[1]

On Norfolk Island, Walsh was Official Secretary to the Administrator, Tony Messner, from 1999 to 2003, and again from January 2006 to Administrator Grant Tambling. When Tambling retired in 2007, Walsh was made Acting Administrator of the island on 7 August. ^[2] He was officially sworn in as Administrator by the Governor-General Quentin Bryce on 2 October 2008.^[3]

References

1. ^ Biography: Mr Owen Walsh, Attorney-General of Australia, 20 February 2008.
2. ^ Appointment of New Administrator for Norfolk Island, Minister for Home Affairs (Australia), 19 September 2008.
3. ^ Governor-General to Swear in New Norfolk Island Administrator, Governor-General of Australia, 30 September 2008.

Government offices
Preceded by Grant Tambling	Administrator of Norfolk Island 2008–present	Incumbent

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