Sarah Sharkey

Sarah Sharkey
Sarah Sharkey
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1992–2024
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Joint Health Command
Battles / wars	Operation Trek
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia ; Conspicuous Service Cross
Alma mater	University of Queensland
Spouse(s)	Frank
Children	Four

Last updated June 04, 2025

Rear Admiral Sarah Edith Sharkey, AM , CSC is an Australian physician, medical administrator, and a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy. She served as Commander Joint Health Command and Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force from December 2019 to December 2023.^[3]

While holding the rank of captain, Sharkey was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours for "outstanding achievement as the Director of Clinical Governance and Projects and Australian Defence Force Health Services Project Transition Lead".^[4] She was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours "for exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in the management of health care".^[5]

Personal life

Sharkey is married to Frank and has four children.^[1]

References

1 2 "Members' Biographies". Prime Ministerial Advisory Council on Veterans' Mental Health. Department of Veterans' Affairs . Retrieved 22 May 2021.
↑ Trivisonno, Angie. "All aboard HMAS Resilience". University of Queensland . Retrieved 22 May 2021.
↑ "Rear Admiral Sarah Sharkey". Royal Australian Navy . Retrieved 22 May 2021.
↑ "Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) entry for Captain Sarah Edith Sharkey". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2021. For outstanding achievement as the Director of Clinical Governance and Projects and Australian Defence Force Health Services Project Transition Lead.
↑ "Member of the Order of Australia (AM) entry for Rear Admiral Sarah Edith Sharkey CSC RAN". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2021. For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in the management of health care.

Military offices
Preceded by Air Vice Marshal Tracy Smart	Commander Joint Health Command 2019–2023	Succeeded by Rear Admiral Sonya Bennett

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[PMACVMH-1] 1 2 "Members' Biographies". Prime Ministerial Advisory Council on Veterans' Mental Health. Department of Veterans' Affairs . Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[2] Trivisonno, Angie. "All aboard HMAS Resilience". University of Queensland . Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[3] "Rear Admiral Sarah Sharkey". Royal Australian Navy . Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[4] "Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) entry for Captain Sarah Edith Sharkey". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2021. For outstanding achievement as the Director of Clinical Governance and Projects and Australian Defence Force Health Services Project Transition Lead.

[5] "Member of the Order of Australia (AM) entry for Rear Admiral Sarah Edith Sharkey CSC RAN". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2021. For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in the management of health care.

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