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Owen Peter (Peter) Coaldrake AO (born 1951) is a noted Australian academic and higher education administrator.
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Early life
Peter Coaldrake was born Gregory Alan Naylor to a young mother Jeanette in Marrickville. He was adopted as the only child of impoverished Anglican missionaries, Keith and Sheila Coakdrake. He was educated in Queensland, and holds a BA Honours Degree from James Cook University and a PhD Degree from Griffith University.
Professional career
Professor Coaldrake has wide experience in public and higher education administration in Australia.
He was previously appointed by Queensland Premier Wayne Goss to be CEO of the Public Sector Management Commission.
He is currently Vice-Chancellor of the Queensland University of Technology and Chair of Universities Australia.
Other roles
From 2011 to 2016, Peter Coaldrake was the chair of the Queensland Heritage Council. Two notable listings added to the Queensland Heritage Register under his leadership were the Fantome Island Lock Hospital and Lazaret Sites and the Queensland Cultural Centre.