Sarah Sharkey

Sarah Sharkey
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branchRoyal Australian Navy
Years of service1992–present
RankRear Admiral
CommandsJoint Health Command
Battles / warsOperation Trek
AwardsMember of the Order of Australia
Conspicuous Service Cross
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
Spouse(s)Frank[1]
ChildrenFour[2]

Rear Admiral Sarah Edith Sharkey, AM, CSC is an Australian physician, medical administrator, and a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy. She has been Commander Joint Health Command and Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force since 2 December 2019.[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. ^ a b "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.
Military offices
Preceded by
Air Vice Marshall Tracy Smart
 Commander Joint Health Command
2019–present 		Incumbent