President of the Australian Human Rights Commission
In office 30 July 2012 (2012-07-30) – 26 July 2017 (2017-07-26)
Appointed by
Nicola Roxon
Preceded by
Catherine Branson QC
Succeeded by
Ros Croucher AM
Personal details
Born
(1945-10-30) 30 October 1945 (age 78) London, England, UK
Citizenship
Australian
Spouse
Alan Brown AM
Children
3 [1]
Alma mater
University of Melbourne
Southern Methodist University
Occupation
Academic
Profession
Public international lawyer
Academic
Triggs' voice
recorded September 2018
Gillian Doreen Triggs (born 30 October 1945[citation needed]) is an Australian academic specialising in public international law. In 2019, she was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations. In this capacity, she will serve as the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection in the team of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.[2]
Triggs was President of the Australian Human Rights Commission (HRC) from 2012 to 2017, and is a former Dean of the Sydney Law School, where she was the Challis Professor of International Law between 2007 and 2012.[3] Prior to that she was a professor at the Melbourne Law School. Triggs was also Acting Race Discrimination Commissioner of the HRC from 30 July 2012 to 19 August 2013,[4] and was the Acting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.[5]
^Mezrani, Leanne (23 August 2012). "Legal Leaders: Best of both worlds". Lawyers Weekly. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
^Secretary-General Appoints Gillian Triggs of Australia Assistant High Commissioner, Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations, press release of 8 August 2019.
^Sherington, Greg (27 July 2012). "Professor Gillian Triggs bids farewell to the Law School". Sydney Law School. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
^"President – Professor Gillian Triggs". Australian Human Rights Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
^admin (14 December 2012). "President – Professor Gillian Triggs". humanrights.gov.au. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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