Vicki Susan O'Halloran (born 20 June 1964) is an Australian businesswoman and community worker, who was CEO of Somerville Community Services in the Northern Territory from 1998 to 2017. On 31 October 2017, she was sworn in as the 22nd

administrator of the Northern Territory The Administrator of the Northern Territory is an official appointed by the Governor-General of Australia to represent the government of the Commonwealth in the Northern Territory, Australia. They perform functions similar to those of a state gov ...

, replacing John Hardy. O'Halloran was born in

Burnie, Tasmania Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. When founded in 1827, it was named Emu Bay, being renamed after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, in the early 1840s. , Burnie had an urban popu ...

, and educated at Smithton High School and Devonport Community College. She worked as an education officer and child care director for

Circular Head Council Circular Head Council is a local government body in Tasmania covering the far north-west mainland. It is classified as a rural local government area with a population of 8,066, and its major towns and localities include Arthur River, Marra ...

, before moving to Darwin, Northern Territory in 1989 where she studied for a Bachelor of Children's Services at

Charles Darwin University Charles Darwin University (CDU) is an Australian public university with a main campus in Darwin and eight satellite campuses in some metropolitan and regional areas. It was established in 2003 after the merger of Northern Territory University ...

. In 1993, she joined Somerville Community Services, as deputy CEO and manager, and became CEO in 1998.''Who's Who in Australia 2017'', ConnectWeb, 2017. In 2014, O'Halloran was made a

Member of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Order (distinction), honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarchy of Australia, Queen of Aus ...

for significant service to people with a disability through roles with a range of organisations, and to the community. She was subsequently advanced to Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for distinguished service to the people of the Northern Territory, and to the disability sector through a range of executive roles.

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1964 births Living people Administrators of the Northern Territory Australian chief executives Officers of the Order of Australia Charles Darwin University alumni People from Burnie, Tasmania {{Australia-gov-bio-stub