Tom Calma

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tom Calma
Occupation	Diplomat
Date Of Birth	Dec 27, 1953(1953-12-27)
Age	71
Birthplace	Darwin
Country	Australia
Birth City	Northern Territory
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Tom Calma Biography

Tom Calma is one of the most popular and richest Diplomat who was born on December 27, 1953 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Calma was born on the 27th December 1953, in Darwin, Northern Territory.

Calma was an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner from 2004 until 2010. She also served as the Race Discrimination Commissioner from 2004 until 2009 for the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Calma joined the University of Canberra Council on 21 October 2008 and on 1 January 2012 he was appointed Deputy Chancellor of the University of Canberra. Calma took up his appointment as Chancellor of the University of Canberra on 1 January 2014, and was installed at a ceremony held at the National Press Club on 20 February 2014. Calma is the first Indigenous male to hold the position of Chancellor of an Australian university. Pat O’Shane was the first female.

In 2008, Calma delivered the formal response to the Government’s National Apology to the Stolen Generations and since 2009 has been involved with the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) and he currently holds the post of Co-Chair.

Calma was Aboriginal as well as Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner of the Australian Human Rights Commission from 2004 until 2010 and also as the Race Discrimination Commissioner from 2004 until the year 2009. In this period, the Social Justice Report 2005 called for Australian governments to take a stand on attaining the equality of Aboriginal as well as Torres Strait Islander people in the fields of life expectancy and health within the next Generation (25 year olds) and advocated for the incorporation of social determinants in public policies on health and education, employment, accommodation and behavior in order to reduce Indigenous gaps in inequality. This report laid the basis to the Close the Gap campaign, comprised of more than 40 Indigenous as well as non-Indigenous Australian Human rights and health bodies and organizations. Calma created the Close the Gap Steering Committee for Indigenous Health Equality in 2006 and was the first Chairperson. He resigned as Co-Chair of the Steering Committee in 2010.

Tom Calma Net Worth

Tom Calma is one of the richest Diplomat from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tom Calma 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Thomas Edwin Calma, AO (born 27 December 1953) is a prominent Aboriginal Australian human rights and social justice advocate. The sixth chancellor is at the University of Canberra, a position he has held since the beginning of January 2014, following two years as the deputy chancellor. Calma was the only Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person to be Chancellor at any Australian university.

Between 1995 and 2002, Calma represented Australia’s interest in education and training as a high-ranking diplomacy official both between 1995 and 2002 in India and Vietnam In 2003, he was appointed Senior Advisor on Indigenous Affairs to Philip Ruddock who was then Secretary for Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.

Among his other roles, he has been a White Ribbon Ambassador since 2005, Patron of Wakakirri since 2009 and Patron of the Media Centre for Education Research Australia (MCERA) since 2018.

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In November 2014, Calma was awarded the Indigenous Allied Health Australia Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his lifelong dedication to improving the lives of Indigenous Australians and in 2017 was appointed their inaugural Patron. In 2007 Calma was named by The Bulletin magazine as the Most Influential Indigenous Person in Australia; in 2008 he was named GQ magazine’s 2008 Man of Inspiration for his work in Indigenous Affairs. Calma was named by Australian Doctor Magazine in 2010 as one of the 50 Most Influential People in medicine in Australia. In May 2012 Dr Calma was appointed an Adjunct Associate Professor at the National Centre for Indigenous Studies at ANU.

Facts & Trivia

Tom Ranked on the list of most popular Diplomat. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Tom Calma celebrates birthday on December 27 of every year.

Calma was appointed Professor with the University of Sydney’s Medical School to Chair the Poche Indigenous Health Network on 1 January 2015.

Top Facts about Tom Calma

1. Tom Calma is an Aboriginal Australian human rights advocate.
2. He was appointed as the Chancellor of the University of Canberra in 2014.
3. Calma served as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner from 2004 to 2010.
4. He has been a member of various government committees and boards.
5. Calma is a strong advocate for Indigenous health, education, and employment.
6. In 2007, he was awarded the National Trust Heritage Award for his work in preserving Indigenous heritage sites.
7. He has received numerous awards for his advocacy work, including being made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2012.
8. Calma is a member of the Kungarakan tribal group from Darwin, Northern Territory.
9. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in social work and a Master’s degree in public administration.
10. Calma continues to be actively involved in advocating for Indigenous rights and reconciliation efforts in Australia today.