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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-09-12 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007478b.htm person Kerin John Charles AO FTSE AACR2 21 November 1937 29 March 2023 Place of Birth Bowral, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Politician Government minister Company director University Administrator Member of Parliament John Kerin was Australia's longest-serving Minister for Primary Industry and highly-respected in that role. As Minister he promoted policies to reform agriculture in Australia, boost farm productivity, abolish most tariffs for agricultural imports, and establish research and development corporations in which government and primary producers operated in partnership. Many of the reforms he introduced in the areas of fisheries, forestry, irrigation practice, horticulture, and natural resource management are still in place. Kerin had a varied career (including a period as a farmer) before attending university and working at the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. He was a Member of the House of Representatives for 18 years (over two terms) and in the ministry for 11 years. After retiring from Parliament, he was involved in a number of organisations concerned with natural resource management in fisheries, forests, water, land, and animal health, including the Crawford Fund and the Australian Meat and Livestock Corporation. 2001 Career position - Member of the Board, Billiton Coal Australia P/L 1961 1971 Career position - Farmer and businessman 1967 1967 Education - BA, University of New England 1969 1971 Career position - Member, Mittagong Shire Council 1971 1972 Career position - Economics Research Officer, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) 1972 1975 Career position - Member of the House of Representatives for Macarthur (N.S.W.), Commonwealth of Australia 1973 1975 Career position - Member, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Conservation, Commonwealth of Australia 1976 1978 Career position - Principal Research Economist, Bureau of Agricultural Economics 1977 1977 Education - BEc, Australian National University 1978 1993 Career position - Member of the House of Representatives for Werriwa (N.S.W.), Commonwealth of Australia 1980 1983 Career position - Opposition Spokesman for Primary Industry, Commonwealth of Australia 1983 1987 Career position - Minister for Primary Industry, Commonwealth of Australia 1987 1991 Career position - Minister for Primary Industries and Energy, Commonwealth of Australia 1991 1991 Career position - Treasurer, Commonwealth of Australia December 1991 December 1991 Career position - Minister for Transport and Communication, Commonwealth of Australia 1992 1993 Career position - Minister for Trade and Overseas Development, Commonwealth of Australia 1994 1994 Award - Australian Medal of Agricultural Science, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1994 1997 Career position - Chairman, Australian Meat and Livestock Corporation 1994 2002 Career position - Chairman, Macarthur Council 1995 1996 Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 1995 1997 Career position - Chairman, CRC for Temperate Hardwood Forestry 1995 1999 Career position - Chairman, CRC for Weed Management Systems 1995 1999 Career position - Chairman, CRC Soil and Land Management 1995 2001 Career position - Chairman, Queensland Reef Fisheries Management Advisory Committee 1995 2001 Career position - Chairman, CRC for the Sustainable Development of Tropical Savannahs 1996 1998 Career position - Chairman, BioLogic International Ltd 1996 2004 Career position - Chairman, New South Wales Water Advisory Council 1996 2005 Career position - Chairman, CRC for Sensor Signal and Information Processing 1997 2005 Career position - Chairman, CRC Sustainable Production Forestry 1997 2007 Career position - National Committee Member, UNICEF Australia 1997 2023 Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (FAIAST) 1999 2001 Career position - Chairman, Queensland Trawl Management Advisory Committee 1999 2001 Career position - Chairman, Queensland Fisheries Management Authority 2000 2003 Career position - Deputy Chancellor, University of Western Sydney 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in technological science and engineering 2001 2001 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to the Australian Parliament, particularly in the area of government policy and legislative reform relating to primary industry and trade 2001 2002 Career position - Member, Whitlam Institute 2001 2004 Career position - Chairman, New South Wales State Forests 2001 2008 Career position - Chairman, CRC for Tropical Savannah Management 2001 2008 Career position - Chairman, CRC for Australian Weed Management 2001 2023 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 2002 2004 Career position - Member, Safe Production New South Wales Advisory Committee 2002 2004 Career position - Chairman, Marine Stewardship Council 2003 2005 Career position - Member of Council, Birds Australia 2003 2005 Career position - Chairman, Stored Grains Research Laboratory, CSIRO 2004 2006 Career position - Chairman, National Ovine Johne's Disease Program Advisory Committee 2004 2007 Career position - President, ACT Branch, Australian Agriculture and Research Economics Society 2004 2012 Career position - Board Member, Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority 2008 2010 Career position - Board Member, ,CSIRO 2008 2012 Career position - Chairman, Interim Committee, Australian Weeds Research Centre 2008 2023 Award - Distinguished Life Member, Australian Agriculture and Research Economics Society 2009 2011 Career position - Board Member, Ian Clunies Ross Memorial Foundation 2010 2012 Career position - Chairman, Weeds Advisory Committee, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation 2010 2017 Career position - Chair, National Board of Directors, Crawford Fund 2011 2017 Career position - Chairman, CRC for the Australian Poultry Industries 2012 2015 Career position - Chairman, Living Landscapes, Bundanoon Trust 2013 2014 Career position - Adjunct Professor, Australian National University 2018 2018 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to primary industry through roles in agricultural research administration, to the minerals and natural resources sector, and to science-industry linkages and policy CRC for Tropical Savannah Management (2001 - 2009)

Chairman 2001 - 2008

 Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (1997 - )

Fellow 1997 - 2023

 Australian Institute of Agricultural Science (1935 - 1996)

Fellow 1995 - 1996

 Birds Australia (1997 - 2011)

Member of Council 2003 - 2005

 The Crawford Fund (1987 - )

Chair, National Board of Directors 2010 - 2017

 Australian Meat and Livestock Corporation, Commonwealth of Australia (1977 - 1998)

Chairman 1994 - 1997

 Ian Clunies Ross Memorial Foundation (1959 - 2004)

Member of the Board 2009 - 2011

 University of Western Sydney (1989 - )

Deputy Chancellor 2000 - 2003

 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Commonwealth of Australia (1949 - )

Member of the Board 2008 - 2010

 CRC for Sustainable Production Forestry (1997 - 2005)

Chairman 1997 - 2005

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow, 2001 - 2023

 CRC for Sensor Signal and Information Processing (1992 - 2006)

Chairman 1996 - 2005

 Advisory Council - CSIRO, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - 1986)

Member 1979-1981

 CRC for Soil and Land Management (1991 - 1998)

Chairman 1995 - 1999

 CRC for Weed Management Systems (1995 - 2001)

Chairman 1995 - 2001

 CRC for Australian Weed Management (2001 - 2008)

Chairman 2001 - 2008

 CRC for the Australian Poultry Industries (2003 - 2017)

Chairman 2011 - 2017

 CRC for the Sustainable Development of Tropical Savannahs (1995 - 2001)

Chairman 1995 - 2001

 Australian Medal of Agricultural Science, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (1948 - )

Awarded the Medal 1994 by the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science

 Department of Primary Industry, Commonwealth of Australia (1975 - 1987)

Minister for Primary Industry 1983 - 1987

 Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Commonwealth of Australia (1987 - 1998)

Minister for Primary Industries and Energy 1987 - 1991

 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (1957 - )

Honorary Life Member 2008 - 2023

 CRC for Temperate Hardwood Forestry (1991 - 1997)

Chairman 1995 - 1997

 'Kerin, John Charles', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Kerin, John Charles Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: The way I saw it; the way it was: the making of national agricultural and natural resource management policy Kerin, John C. The way I saw it; the way it was: the making of national agricultural and natural resource management policy Melbourne Analysis and Policy Observation 2017 Resource Section: Biography for Kerin, the Hon. John Charles, AO Parliament of Australia Biography for Kerin, the Hon. John Charles, AO Canberra Parliament of Australia 2023 Journal Article: The Honourable John Kerin A.M., C.M., FTSE, FAIAST Anon The Honourable John Kerin A.M., C.M., FTSE, FAIAST 2010 Australian journal of agricultural and resource economics 54 3 269-70 Journal Article: The Honourable John Kerin AO FTSE Anon The Honourable John Kerin AO FTSE 2023 Impact: magazine of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 215 63 Resource: Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2018] Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2018] Canberra Governor General's Office 2018 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2019 Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor Who's who in Australia 2019 55th Southbank, Vic. AAP Directories 2018