Donald McDonald (ABC Chairperson)
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Donald Benjamin McDonald AC (born 1 September 1938) is an
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arts administrator who between 1996 and 2006 was Chairman of the
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, Australia's national
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. In 2007, he was appointed director of the
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for five years. Prior to his roles at the ABC and the Australian Classification Board Donald McDonald held executive positions at various arts enterprises for many years including the
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,
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and Vogue Australia. He was chief executive of the Australian Opera Company for ten years until his retirement in December 1996. As well as his high-profile position as Chair of the ABC, McDonald was chairman of the Asia-Pacific branch of
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(The Really Useful Company Asia Pacific Pty Ltd) and a member of the Board of the
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Foundation. McDonald was also a former chairman of the Constitutional Centenary Foundation. McDonald was made an Officer of the
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in 1991, and raised to Companion of the Order in 2006.It's an Honour: AC
Retrieved 17 August 2013 His brother is the former Liberal Party politician and New South Wales Opposition Leader Bruce McDonald.


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