Past & Present Reserve Bank Board Members
Previous members of the Reserve Bank Board are listed in the following table, which includes the current members (shown in bold). Members are listed according to the start date of their first term; current members are also shown on the Reserve Bank Board page.
| Member | Start of Term | End of Term | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert ('Nugget') Coombs |
14 Jan 1960 1 Jan 1963 |
31 Dec 1962 22 Jul 1968 |
Governor and Chairman |
| Sir John Phillips KBE |
14 Jan 1960 14 Jan 1967 23 Jul 1968 |
13 Jan 1967 22 Jul 1968 22 Jul 1975 |
Deputy Governor Governor and Chairman |
| Sir Roland Wilson CBE | 14 Jan 1960 | 28 Oct 1966 | Secretary to the Treasury |
| Sir William Anderson CBE |
14 Jan 1960 25 Jun 1964 |
24 Jun 1964 22 Mar 1968 |
Member (died in office) |
| Geoffrey Grimwade CMG | 14 Jan 1960 | 22 Feb 1961 |
Member (died in office) |
| Sir William Gunn AC KBE CMG |
14 Jan 1960 22 Aug 1962 22 Aug 1967 22 Aug 1972 |
21 Aug 1962 21 Aug 1967 21 Aug 1972 21 Aug 1977 |
Member |
| Sir Leslie Melville KBE |
14 Jan 1960 22 Aug 1961 1 Feb 1965 22 Aug 1965 22 Aug 1970 |
21 Aug 1961 24 Jan 1963 21 Aug 1965 21 Aug 1970 21 Aug 1975 |
Member (resigned) |
| Robert Osborne CBE |
14 Jan 1960 22 Aug 1961 |
21 Aug 1961 21 Aug 1966 |
Member |
| Albert Symons MBE | 14 Jan 1960 | 21 Aug 1961 | Member |
| Sir Theo Kelly OBE |
26 Jun 1961 22 Aug 1965 22 Aug 1970 |
21 Aug 1965 21 Aug 1970 21 Aug 1975 |
Member |
| Sir William Pettingell CBE |
20 Oct 1961 20 Oct 1966 20 Oct 1971 |
19 Oct 1966 19 Oct 1971 19 Oct 1976 |
Member |
| Henry Rowden CBE |
20 Oct 1961 22 Aug 1963 22 Aug 1968 |
21 Aug 1963 21 Aug 1968 21 Aug 1973 |
Member |
| Sir Donald Hibberd OBE |
22 Aug 1966 22 Aug 1971 22 Aug 1976 |
21 Aug 1971 21 Aug 1976 21 Aug 1981 |
Member |
| Sir Richard Randall | 28 Oct 1966 | 31 Oct 1971 | Secretary to the Treasury |
| Sir Harold Knight KBE DSC |
23 Jul 1968 23 Jul 1975 |
22 Jul 1975 13 Aug 1982 |
Deputy Governor Governor and Chairman |
| Sir Bruce Williams KBE |
21 Feb 1969 25 Jun 1969 25 Jun 1974 25 Jun 1979 |
24 Jun 1969 24 Jun 1974 24 Jun 1979 30 Jun 1981 |
Member (resigned) |
| Sir Frederick Wheeler AC CBE | 1 Nov 1971 | 8 Jan 1979 | Secretary to the Treasury |
| Bob Hawke AC |
28 Aug 1973 28 Aug 1978 |
27 Aug 1978 17 Sep 1980 |
Member (resigned) |
| Trevor Swan AO |
22 Aug 1975 22 Aug 1980 |
21 Aug 1980 21 Aug 1985 |
Member |
| Sir Gordon Jackson AK |
23 Oct 1975 23 Oct 1980 21 Nov 1985 |
22 Oct 1980 22 Oct 1985 20 Nov 1990 |
Member |
| Don Sanders AO CB |
23 Jul 1975 23 Jul 1982 |
22 Jul 1982 10 Mar 1987 |
Deputy Governor (resigned) |
| Sir Samuel Burston OBE |
16 Sep 1977 16 Sep 1982 |
15 Sep 1982 15 Sep 1987 |
Member |
| Jack Davenport AC DSO DFC* GM |
16 Sep 1977 16 Sep 1982 30 Sep 1987 |
15 Sep 1982 15 Sep 1987 29 Sep 1992 |
Member |
| John Stone | 8 Jan 1979 | 14 Sep 1984 | Secretary to the Treasury |
| Peter Nolan | 15 Jul 1981 | 27 Aug 1983 | Member |
| Hugh Morgan AC |
15 Jul 1981 14 Aug 1996 29 Jul 1997 29 Jul 2002 |
24 Jun 1984 28 Jul 1997 28 Jul 2002 28 Jul 2007 |
Member |
| Sir Robert Cotton AO KCMG | 22 Aug 1981 | 31 Jul 1982 | Member (resigned) |
| Bob Johnston AC | 14 Aug 1982 | 18 Jul 1989 | Governor and Chairman |
| Sir Phillip Lynch KCMG | 19 Jan 1983 | 19 Jun 1984 | Member (died in office) |
| Charlie Fitzgibbon AO | 8 Dec 1983 | 7 Dec 1988 | Member |
| Bernie Fraser |
17 Sep 1984 18 Sep 1989 |
17 Sep 1989 17 Sep 1996 |
Secretary to the Treasury Governor and Chairman |
| Brian Quinn |
2 Aug 1984 19 Aug 1988 |
8 May 1985 21 Jul 1992 |
Member (resigned) |
| Sir Peter Abeles AC |
2 Aug 1984 2 Aug 1989 |
1 Aug 1989 1 Aug 1994 |
Member |
| Bob Gregory AO |
21 Nov 1985 21 Nov 1990 |
20 Nov 1990 20 Nov 1995 |
Member |
| John Phillips AO | 11 Mar 1987 | 10 Apr 1992 | Deputy Governor |
| Bill Kelty AC |
29 Jul 1987 29 Jul 1992 |
28 Jul 1992 4 Mar 1996 |
Member (resigned) |
| Chris Higgins | 18 Sep 1989 | 6 Dec 1990 |
Secretary to the Treasury (died in office) |
| Tony Cole AO | 14 Feb 1991 | 23 Mar 1993 | Secretary to the Treasury |
| Alan Jackson AO |
29 Jan 1991 29 Jan 1996 |
28 Jan 1996 28 Jan 2001 |
Member |
| Ian Macfarlane AC |
11 Apr 1992 18 Sep 1996 18 Sep 2003 |
17 Sep 1996 17 Sep 2003 17 Sep 2006 |
Deputy Governor Governor and Chairman |
| Solomon Lew | 19 Aug 1992 | 18 Aug 1997 | Member |
| Janet Holmes à Court AC | 19 Aug 1992 | 18 Aug 1997 | Member |
| Richard Warburton AO |
22 Dec 1992 22 Dec 1997 |
21 Dec 1997 21 Dec 2002 |
Member |
| Graeme Thompson | 8 Feb 1993 | 30 Jun 1998 | Deputy Governor |
| Ted Evans AC | 10 May 1993 | 26 Apr 2001 | Secretary to the Treasury |
| Frank Lowy AC |
27 Jun 1995 27 Jun 2000 27 Jun 2003 |
26 Jun 2000 26 Jun 2003 9 Dec 2005 |
Member |
| Adrian Pagan | 29 Nov 1995 | 28 Nov 2000 | Member |
| Steve Grenville AO | 1 Dec 1996 | 30 Nov 2001 | Deputy Governor |
| Jillian Broadbent AO |
7 May 1998 7 May 2003 7 May 2008 |
6 May 2003 6 May 2008 6 May 2013 |
Member |
| Donald McGauchie AO |
30 Mar 2001 30 Mar 2006 |
29 Mar 2006 29 Mar 2011 |
Member |
| Ken Henry AC | 27 Apr 2001 | 26 Apr 2011 | Secretary to the Treasury |
| Warwick McKibbin |
31 Jul 2001 31 Jul 2006 |
30 Jul 2006 30 Jul 2011 |
Member |
| Glenn Stevens |
21 Dec 2001 18 Sep 2006 18 Sep 2013 |
17 Sep 2006 17 Sep 2013 17 Sep 2016 |
Deputy Governor Governor and Chairman |
| Robert Gerard AO | 20 Mar 2003 | 2 Dec 2005 | Member (resigned) |
| Roger Corbett AO | 2 Dec 2005 2 Dec 2010 |
1 Dec 2010 1 Dec 2015 |
Member |
| Ric Battellino | 14 Feb 2007 | 13 Feb 2012 | Deputy Governor |
| Graham Kraehe AO | 14 Feb 2007 | 13 Feb 2012 | Member |
| John Akehurst | 31 Aug 2007 31 Aug 2012 |
30 Aug 2012 30 Aug 2017 |
Member |
| Catherine Tanna | 30 Mar 2011 | 29 Mar 2016 | Member |
| Martin Parkinson PSM | 27 Apr 2011 | Secretary
to the Treasury |
|
| John Edwards | 31 July 2011 | 30 July 2016 | Member |
| Philip Lowe | 14 Feb 2012 | 13 Feb 2019 | Deputy Governor |
| Heather Ridout | 14 Feb 2012 | 13 Feb 2017 | Member |
