Tom Pauling

Infobox_Governor


honorific-prefix = His Honour

name = Thomas Ian Pauling

honorific-suffix =AO QC
order = 8^th
office = Administrator of the Northern Territory
term_start = 9 November 2007
term_end =
monarch = Queen Elizabeth II
governor-general = Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC
predecessor = Ted Egan AO
successor =
birth_date = birth date and age|1946|12|13|df=y
birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
death_date =
death_place =
nationality = flagicon|Australia Australian
spouse = Judith Therese (Tessa) Wilkinson
relations =
children = Fred Pauling
Zoe Pauling
residence = Government House, Darwin
alma_mater = Sydney Law School
occupation =
profession = Barrister
religion =


website = [http://www.nt.gov.au/administrator/ www.nt.gov.au/administrator]
footnotes =

Thomas Ian (Tom) Pauling AO, QC (born 13 December 1946) is an Australian lawyer who is currently serving as Administrator of the Northern Territory.

Born in Sydney, Pauling was educated in Drummoyne, and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the Sydney Law School (Syd). He was admitted to the Bar in New South Wales in 1969, and worked for the NSW Public Solicitor. [ [http://www.nt.gov.au/administrator/pdf/cv/administrator_cv.pdf Curriculum Vitae: Administrator of the Northern Territory] , Government of the Northern Territory.] In March 1970, he moved to Darwin in the Northern Territory, where he practised as a barrister [ [http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/ntas/collection/guides/tracy.html Guide to Archives Relating to Cyclone Tracy] , Government of the Northern Territory.] and lived in Fannie Bay. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/tv/ourstreet/ep2/script.htm Our Street: Philip Street, Fannie Bay, Darwin] , Australian Broadcasting Corporation, November 1 2001.]

He was made a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1984, and was Solicitor General of the Northern Territory from 1988 to 2007. [ [http://www.australianoftheyear.gov.au/pages/page248.asp Northern Territory Finalists 2007] , Australian of the Year.]

In September 2007, he was appointed Administrator of the Northern Territory, replacing Ted Egan. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/24/2041342.htm NT appoints new Administrator] , Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 24 September 2007.] He was sworn in by the Governor-General of Australia, Michael Jeffery, on 9 November 2007. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/09/2086755.htm Pauling sworn in as NT Administrator] , Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 9 November 2007.]

In the Queen's Birthday Honours of 2008, Pauling was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia for his significant services to the Northern Territory. [ [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1138605&search_type=quick&showInd=true It's an Honour] - Officer of the Order of Australia]

References

External links

* [http://www.nt.gov.au/administrator/ Website of the Northern Territory Administrator]