Sarah Sharkey
Royal Australian Navy officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Sarah Sharkey | |
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Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Royal Australian Navy |
Years of service | 1992–present |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held | 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[1] |
Children | Four[2] |
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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]