Stephen Elder Oam

Stephen Elder was appointed to the Barwon Health Board in December 2019 after a distinguished career in politics, local government and educational administration. He was a member of the Victorian Parliament from 1988 to 1999, serving as Parliamentary Secretary for Education from 1993 to 1999. Stephen went on to serve as the Executive Director of Catholic Education Melbourne and the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria until 2019.

Stephen has also served in a wide variety of governance roles, including the Senate of the Australian Catholic University, the Deakin University Council, the Board of Mercy Health Foundation, the Board of the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority, Director/Company Secretary of Catholic Capital Grants, the Board of Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership and Member of the Ministerial Deregulation Advisory Council. He also holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor at The Australian Catholic University.

In 2016, Stephen was awarded an Order of Australia for services to the Victorian community. He and his family live at Barwon Heads.