Ms Meegan Fitzharris

Meegan has a unique and varied professional background and has worked as a senior government minister, member of parliament, public servant and consultant. She has worked extensively across a range of sectors.

Meegan is currently the Director, Partnerships and Engagement at the University of Canberra and is a Non-Executive Director of Dementia Australia and the Dementia Australia Research Foundation and a member of the ACT Heart Foundation Advisory Board.

Meegan was an elected member of the ACT Legislative Assembly and served as the Minister for Health, Medical Research, Transport, City Services and Higher and Vocational Education. As Health Minister Meegan also chaired the National Health Ministers Forum. Post politics she chaired the Reform Advisory Group for the Queensland Health Minister in 2020 that developed the “Unleashing the Potential” report, a foundational report for the ‘HEALTHQ32: A vision for Queensland’s health system’.

She has worked in law enforcement, national security and as the Health Industry Lead at Australia's leading cyber security company, CyberCX.