Stuart MINCHIN

Pacific Community • Director General

Dr Stuart Minchin is currently the Director-General/CEO of the largest intergovernmental organisation in the Pacific. The Pacific Community (SPC) is a science and technology for development organisation owned by the 27 Member countries and territories in the Pacific region. SPC’s 794 staff deliver services and scientific advice to the Pacific across the domains of Oceans, Islands and People, and has deep expertise in food security, water resources, fisheries, disasters, energy, maritime, health, statistics, education, human rights, social development and natural resources. Stuart was previously Chief of the Environmental Geoscience Division of Geoscience Australia.

He has an extensive background in the management and modelling of environmental data and the online delivery of data, modelling and reporting tools for improved natural resource management. Stuart has represented Australia in key international forums and was Australia’s Principal Delegate to both the UN Global Geospatial Information Management Group of Experts (UNGGIM) and the Intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO). He also currently serves on the Editorial Board of the international Journal “Ecological Indicators”.

Educational Information

  • B.Sc. (Aquatic Science) – Deakin University, Warrnambool

  • B.Sc. (Honours) – Monash University, Melbourne

  • Ph.D. – Aquatic Chemistry – Monash University, Melbourne

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2025

29 September - 3 October 2025

Sydney, Australia

Participation:

International Astronautical Congress 2017

25-29 September 2017

Adelaide, Australia

Participation: