Rt Hon Ian Sinclair AC

Ian Sinclair was elected Chairman of Good Beginnings Australia in 2000 and is a father and grandfather.   He chairs the Boards of several national NGOs, is Adjunct Professor in Social Sciences at the University of New England and Co Chair of the NSW Health Care Advisory Council.

Educated at Knox Grammar School and Sydney University (BA LLB) he is an Hon D Univ of UNE and Hon DLitt of USC, a barrister of the Supreme Court of NSW and farmed “Glenclair” Bendemeer NSW from 1953 to 2001.

Ian Sinclair was a member of the Legislative Council of NSW from 1961 to 1963 and represented New England in the House of Representatives from 1963 to 1998.

He was Leader and Deputy Leader of the National Party, held numerous senior portfolios including Defence, Communications, Primary Industry, Shipping and Transport and Social Services, was Leader of the House and retired as Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1998.