Carnell, Anne Katherine (1955-)

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Parliamentarian, Politician and Pharmacist; Pharmacist and Politician
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Kate Carnell was Leader of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Liberal Party from 1993 to 2000, ACT chief minister from 1995 to 2000, and received the Liberal Party’s Distinguished Service Award in 2002. As a pharmacist Carnell lobbied for an ACT branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and became the first woman national vice-president. She is involved at a high level in various pharmacy organisations and became the first chairperson of the Australian Institute of Pharmacy Management. Carnell is a drug-law reformist and an advocate for a heroin trial and safe injecting rooms for Canberra. She is involved in many Canberra business and community organisations.

Kate Carnell was educated at St Aidan's Church of England Grammar School in Brisbane, and graduated in 1976 with a BPharm from the University of Queensland. Growing up in a strong Liberal household, Carnell joined the Young Liberals at fifteen.

She moved to Canberra in 1977 with husband Ian and at age twenty-five she bought Red Hill Pharmacy, which she ran until 2000. As a practicing pharmacist Carnell lobbied the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to establish the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Branch, which was formed in 1988, and became its inaugural president, a position she held from 1988 to 1994. She later became the Guild's national vice-president—the first woman in its history to hold the position—which she held from 1990 to 1994.

In the early 1990s Carnell was involved in revamping the Australian Institute of Pharmacy Management and became its first chairperson, later awarded a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Pharmacy Management. She has also been chairman of the Canberra and Southern District Pharmacists Company Ltd from 1982 to 1992, and a member of the Pharmacy Restructuring Authority from 1990 to 1991. She was also a a member of the ACT Pharmacy Registration Board from 1985 to 1991 and the ACT Board of Health from 1990 to 1991.

Carnell was elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly in 1992, and became leader in 1993. She was the chief minister twice during the period 1995 to 2000, and received the Liberal Party of Australia Distinguished Service Award in 2002. Her ministerial portfolios included: Tourism and the Arts in 2000; Multicultural and International Affairs and the Status of Women from 1995 to 2000; Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Affairs, Information Technology and Multimedia, Arts, Racing and Gaming, Treasurer from 1995 to 1999; Business and Employment from 1997 to 1998; and Health and Community Care from 1995 to 1998. Her committee service includes Social Policy, Public Accounts, Drugs and Estimates.

Breaking with Liberal conservatism and often party policy, Carnell drove an agenda of legislative reform. Her firm belief in drug law reform helped push through legislation to allow doctors to prescribe cannabis in medical research. She declared herself pro-choice and a republican. While chief minister she also pushed to raise Canberra's business and tourism profile.

Carnell has also been an outspoken advocate for a 'heroin trial', of controlled prescribed heroin to addicts, and for safe injecting places. She was the author of 'The heroin crisis: why we need courage', in Heroin crisis: key commentators discuss the issues and debate solutions to heroin abuse in Australia (Bookman Press, 1999).

During her time in the ACT Legislative Assembly Carnell combined her pharmacy business and politics with what became single motherhood of two children. A successful businesswoman, she tripled the turnover of the Red Hill Pharmacy within three years and bought another three pharmacies. She was vice-president of the Retail Industry and Training Council, Australian Capital Territory from 1987 to 1992.

Carnell is an Honorary Ambassador for Canberra and became the Director of the Multicultural Business Chamber of Australia Ltd in 2001. In 2002 she was deputy chair of the Red Cross 'Caring Across Canberra' Appeal, served on the National Mental Health Foundation Steering Committee, and was chairperson of Canberra District Wine Industry Association.

She has received the Paul Harris Award from Rotary and is patron of the Canberra Multicultural Council, UNIFEM, the Philippine – Australian Association of the ACT and Monaro, the Canberra City Suns Soccer Club and the Women in Information and Communication (WIC).

Since resigning as ACT chief minister in 2000, Carnell has been the chief executive of development at TransACT Communications in 2001, the director of NRMA Ltd from 2001 to 2002 and the Executive Director of the National Association of Forest Industries. She is currently (in 2007) Chief Executive Officer of the Australian General Practice Network.

  • 1987 - 1992 Vice-president of the Australian Institute of Pharmacy Management
  • 1988 - 1994 Inaugural president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Branch
  • 1990 - 1994 National vice-president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Branch
  • 1993 - 2000 Leader of the Liberal Part, Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
  • 2002 Deputy chair of the Red Cross 'Caring Across Canberra' Appeal
  • 2006 Chief Executive Officer Australian General Practice Network

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Kate Carnell owned and operated the Red Hill Pharmacy in the Australian Capital Territory from 1981-2000. She was involved in various pharmacy organisations. In 1992 she was elected to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly.

  • 1976 Education - Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) completed at the University of Queensland
  • 1981 - 2002 Career position - Owner and operator of Red Hill Pharmacy in the Australian Capital Territory
  • 1982 - 1992 Career position - Chairman of the Canberra and Southern District Pharmacists Company Ltd.
  • 1987 - 1991 Career position - Vice-President of the Retail Industry and Training Council of Australian Capital Territory
  • 1988 - 1994 Career position - President of the Pharmacy Guild Australia, Australian Capital Territory branch
  • 1990 - 1991 Career position - Councillor at the Australian Institute of Pharmacy Management
  • 1990 - 1991 Career position - Member of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Board of Health
  • 1990 - 1991 Career position - Member of the Pharmacy Restructuring Authority
  • 1990 - 1994 Career position - National Vice-President of the Pharmacy Guild Australia
  • 1991 - 1992 Career position - Board member of the Canberra Chamber of Commerce
  • 1992 Career position - Elected to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
  • 1995 - 1998 Career position - Minister for Health and Community Care
  • 1995 - 2000 Career position - Minister responsible for Multicultural and International Affairs
  • 1995 - 2000 Career position - Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Chief Minister
  • 1997 - 1998 Career position - Minister for Business and Employment
  • 2000 Career position - Minister for Business, Tourism and the Arts
  • 2001 - Career position - Chief Executive of Development at TransACT Communications

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Australian Women's Register

  1. Carnell, Anne Katherine (Kate) (1955 - ), Biographical EntryBright Sparcs : Carnell, Anne Katherine (Kate) (1955 - ), Biographical Entry
    [2003]
    Published: Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    Series: http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P004193b.htm
  2. Who's Who in Australia 2004
    [2004]
    Published: Crown Content
  3. Where are the Women in Australian science?
    Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    [2003]
    Published: Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    Series: http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html
  4. Contemporary Australians 1995/96
    [1995]
    Published: Reed Reference Australia

Encyclopedia of Australian Science

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