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    The Board of Old Parliament House (OPH) has been established under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Establishing Old Parliament House) Rule 2016 (Section 13).

    The functions of the Board are to decide the objectives, strategies and policies to be followed by OPH; and to ensure the proper and efficient performance of OPH’s functions. The Minister may give the Board a written statement setting out strategic guidance for OPH.


    Chair

    The Hon Nick Minchin, AO

    Former Member of the Senate and Minister

    Deputy Chair

    Mr Bernard Wright, AO

    Former Clerk of the House of Representatives

    Member

    Ms Cheryl Cartwright

    Former Press Gallery journalist

    Member

    Ms Gai Brodtmann

    Former Member of the House of Representatives

    Member

    Ms Lenda Oshalem

    National Campaign Director, SEC Newgate Australia 

    Member

    Mr Gerard Wheeler

    Head of Public Affairs for Raytheon Australia

    Member

    Professor Gregory Craven AO

    Former Vice-Chancellor and President of Australian Catholic University

    Acting Member

    Mr Andrew Harper

    Acting Director for the Museum of Australian Democracy 

    News alert - 8 Dec 2022

    Mr Bernard Wright, AO has been reappointed as the Deputy Chair of the Old Parliament House Board for a further two-year term.

    Old Parliament House Board enriched with experience 

    Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

    18 King George Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600, Australia

    PO Box 3934
    Manuka ACT 2603

    9am to 5pm daily 
    Closed Christmas Day

    ABN: 30 620 774 963

    Telephone: 02 6270 8222

    Enquiries:
    info@moadoph.gov.au

    Please note: video surveillance is used 24 hours a day around and throughout the building and may be used for research purposes

    Visiting

    • Planning your visit
    • Families at MoAD
    • Access
    • Group bookings
    • Cafe
    • MoAD Shop
    • UNSW Canberra Howard Library

    What's On

    • Events
    • Exhibitions

    Collection

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    • Objects and rooms
    • Highlights
    • Oral histories

    Learning

    • Teachers
    • Students
    • Parents

    Democracy

    • Exploring democracy
    • Documenting a democracy
    • Australian democracy
    • Defining democracy
    • Democracy 2025

    About

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    Questions about the website:
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    The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House is a Corporate Commonwealth Entity within the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts