Patricia Forsythe

Patricia Forsythe
Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand
In office
2 March 2019 – 31 March 2022
Preceded byEwen McDonald
Succeeded byHarinder Sidhu
Executive Director of Sydney Business Chamber
In office
September 2006 – March 2019
Preceded byMargy Osmond
Succeeded byKatherine O'Regan
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
25 May 1991 – 22 September 2006
Succeeded byMatthew Mason-Cox
Personal details
Born
Patricia Wingrove

(1952-03-01) 1 March 1952 (age 72)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia [citation needed]
Political partyLiberal Party
Alma materUniversity of Newcastle
Graduate School of Government at The University of Sydney

Patricia Forsythe AM (born 1 March 1952) is an Australian politician and diplomat who was the Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand from March 2019 to March 2022. As of 2024, she is Chancellor at the University of Newcastle. She was previously the Executive Director of the Sydney Business Chamber since September 2006. Prior to her appointment to the Chamber, she was a member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales representing the Liberal Party between 1991 and 2006.