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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PMACVMH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.