Ian Anderson (social scientist)

Professor Ian Anderson AO FASSA FAHMS
In an online discussion in 2021
Born	1965 (age 59–60) Tasmania
Academic work
Institutions	University of Melbourne

Ian Phillip Anderson (born 1965) is an Australian academic and senior public servant. ^[1]

Education

Anderson qualified his MBBS at the University of Melbourne, and then obtained his PhD at the La Trobe University. ^[2]

Career

Anderson rose to be a Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Melbourne. ^[1] He was then seconded to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. ^[1] Here Anderson became Deputy Secretary for Indigenous Affairs. ^[3]

In 1993, Anderson delivered one of the annual series of Australian Broadcasting Corporation Boyer Lectures called "Voices of the Land".

Personal

Ian Anderson born near Devonport, Tasmania in 1965 was the eldest child of Sandra Smith (née Anderson). ^[1]

Honours and awards

• 2017 Officer of the Order of Australia for "For distinguished service to the Indigenous community, particularly in the areas of health equality, aged care and education, as an academic, researcher and medical practitioner, to policy reform, and as a role model". ^[4]
• 2018 Elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia ^[2]
• 2018 Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences ^[5]

References

1. Murphy, Gabrielle (16 June 2017). "A rolled gold genius". Pursuit. University of Melbourne . Retrieved 9 April 2025.
2. "Professor Ian Anderson AO, FASSA". Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. 1956. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
3. "Ian Anderson AO". Australia and New Zealand School of Government . Retrieved 9 April 2025.
4. "Professor Ian Phillip Anderson - AO". Australian Honours. 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
5. "Professor Ian Anderson". Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2023.