Mr Derek Volker AO
Chair of the Council for Education Export
Derek Volker headed three Commonwealth Departments over fifteen years to 1996 – Veterans' Affairs ( he was also President of the Repatriation Commission); Social Security; and Employment, Education and Training.
From 1996 to 2004 he was Chairman of the Government Relations Group in national law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth.He is now a company director and consultant to several major Australian and international companies.
For the ACT Government he has held the positions of:
- Chair of the ACT Business Incentives Scheme Panel
- Chair of the Australian Capital Tourism Corporation
- Chair of the Education Export Council
- Member of the Canberra Partnership Board.
He is currently Chair of OzHelp and a member of the Calvary Hospital Community Advisory Council.
Over the years he has had responsibility for advising on, and implementing, labour market, education and training programmes at the national level, including Working Nation.
