Presentation of Credentials, 9 February 2021

The following foreign Head of Mission presented his credentials to President Halimah Yacob at the Istana today:

(a) The High Commissioner of Australia

          His Excellency William Hodgman

His bio summary is below.        

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE 

9 FEBRUARY 2021

WILLIAM HODGMAN
HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SINGAPORE
AUSTRALIA

  High Commissioner William Hodgman was the Premier of the Australian state of Tasmania from 2014 to 2020. He wasmost recently the Inaugural Chair of the Australian Business Growth Fund.

  High Commissioner Hodgman held various Ministerial positions in the Tasmania Parliament, including Attorney-General, Justice, Tourism, Hospitality and Events, Trade, Prevention of Family Violence, Advanced Manufacturing and Defence Industries, Parks, Heritage, Sport and Recreation, the Arts and Aboriginal Affairs.

  High Commissioner Hodgman holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tasmania. He was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor and became a Practitioner of the High Court of Australia in 1994. He practised law in various roles prior to entering the Tasmania Parliament. 

  High Commissioner Hodgman is married to Nicola Hodgman and they have three children.

[Photo Credit: Ministry of Communications and Information]

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