Election to Council of a professional staff member

Council - professional staff election 2024

The term of office for Mr Millan Pintos-Lopez, the current professional staff member on the ANU Council, will end on 25 May 2024.

An election is now being held for one member of the professional staff of the University to become a member on the ANU Council. The member elected will hold office for a term of two years commencing 26 May 2024 and until 25 May 2026.

The ANU Council is the governing body of the University. The role of the ANU Council and its committees is to ensure effective overall governance and management of the University. 

There are currently 15 positions on the ANU Council, consisting of the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, seven external members appointed by the Federal Minister for Education, members elected by the academic and professional staff and members elected by undergraduate and postgraduate students. The Chair of the Academic Board is a non-voting member of the ANU Council.

NOMINATIONS AND CANDIDATES

The 2024 election of a member of Council by the professional staff of the University will be held in accordance with the Australian National University Act 1991, the Australian National University (Governance) Statute 2023 and the Governance Rule 2023.

For the purpose of this election, a member of the professional staff, as defined in the Governance Rule 2023, is a person holding a full-time or part-time standard or fixed term professional staff appointment in the University on payday 29 February 2024 and who was paid a salary by the University on that day.

Following a call for nominations to elect one professional staff member as a member of the ANU Council, ten (10) nominations were received. As more than one nomination has been received, an online ballot will be held.

The nominated candidates are: 

  • Elizabeth Bailey
  • Jude Burger
  • Justin Clarke
  • Mark Cook
  • Meredith Dellar
  • Megan Easton 
  • Joel McLean
  • Millan Pintos-Lopez
  • Fiona Scotney
  • Kerry-Ann Virgo

You can view a statement from each candidate via the sidebar on this webpage. 

VOTING

Only members of the professional staff employed in a full-time, part-time or fixed term capacity, and who were paid a salary on payday Thursday 29 February 2024, are eligible to vote in this ballot.

Voting online for the election is now open and will close at 5pm (AEST) on Friday 12 April 2024.

To cast your vote please use the web link to the ANU Apollo Poll at the top of this page or via: 

https://apollo.anu.edu.au/default.asp?pid=24649

The member elected will hold office for a term of two years from 26 May 2024.

For more information regarding ANU Council Elections, timetables and election rules, please direct all enquiries to returning.officer@anu.edu.au.

Belinda Farrelly
Returning Officer
University Secretary
Director, Governance and Risk

Election Timetable

07
Mar

Call for Nominations commences

22
Mar

5pm Nominations close

26
Mar

Voting links to be sent to eligible staff

12
Apr

Voting Closes 5pm

15
Apr

Scrutiny of final results & announcement of elected member

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