The Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and its Member Biographies updated 11 January
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
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Greg Vickery AO<br />
20<strong>11</strong>-<br />
Mr Greg Vickery is a current member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>, being re-elected in<br />
December 2015. Between 20<strong>11</strong> <strong>and</strong> 2015 he was also <strong>its</strong> Chairman. Prior to joining <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>, he was <strong>the</strong> National President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Australian <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> Society<br />
since his appointment in 2003. Mr Vickery initially joined <strong>the</strong> Australian <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> as a<br />
volunteer in 1973 <strong>and</strong> has held various posts throughout this period. He has also been an<br />
active member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Movement on an international level. He has led <strong>the</strong> Australian<br />
delegation to various international meetings, served as Chairman <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> IFRC Public<br />
Governance Enhancement Programme Working Group (2010-20<strong>11</strong>) <strong>and</strong> represented <strong>the</strong><br />
IFRC at <strong>the</strong> Asia Development <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> United Nations (20<strong>11</strong>). Outside <strong>the</strong> Movement, he has<br />
been a Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Law at <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Queensl<strong>and</strong> (2000-20<strong>11</strong>), <strong>the</strong> Honorary Consul<br />
for <strong>the</strong> Republic <strong>of</strong> Indonesia in Queensl<strong>and</strong> (1999-2007) <strong>and</strong> a Senior Lawyer at Norton<br />
Rose, Australia. Mr Vickery holds a Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Arts (1966) <strong>and</strong> a Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Law (1969)<br />
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