History
Decades of dedication
AGTA is looking to share more details about our rich history on our website. To begin, we thought we would share the details of the AGTA presidents and chairs since our association was formed by the late Don Biddle, whose name is now attached to our most prestigious award.
AGTA Presidents & Chairs
1967–1969
Dr Don Biddle
New South Wales
1970–1971
Bob Coggins
South Australia
1972–1973
Brian Spicer
Victoria
1974–1974
Ken Sutton
Queensland
1976–1977
Lindsay Francis
South Australia
1978–1979
John Emery
New South Wales
1980–1981
Bill James
Western Australia
1982–1983
Barrie McElroy
South Australia
1984–1986
Warwick Wilson
New South Wales
1986–1988
Peter Wilson
Queensland
1988–1991
Roger Smith
South Australia
1991–1993
Rob Berry
Victoria
1993–1995
Magdelaine Wong
Queensland
1995–1997
Lachlan McKinnon
Western Australia
1997–1999
David Butler
South Australia
1999–2001
Geoff Conolly
New South Wales
2001–2003
Stephen Cranby
Victoria
2003–2005
Emilia Terry
Western Australia
2005–2008
Nick Hutchinson
New South Wales
2008–2013
Malcolm McInerney
South Australia
2013–2016
Dr Grant Kleeman
New South Wales
2016–2021
Trish Douglas
Victoria
2021–2025
Dr Susan Caldis
New South Wales
2025–
Steve Hawkins
Northern Territory
From October 2002, referred to as Chairman, Chairperson or Chair following the registration of the Association as a Company