Hugh Heggie

Heggie was born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1950,^[3] and educated at Bonbeach High School. He attended the University of Melbourne and graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. On the completion of his first degree he relocated to Sydney where he worked as a research pharmacologist before returning to Melbourne. In 2001, after 20 years in Melbourne, he relocated to the Northern Territory with his family.^[4]

Between 2016 and 2022, Heggie served as the Chief Health Officer and executive director of Public Health and Clinical Excellence in the Northern Territory. He played a significant role during the COVID-19 restrictions in Australia and served on numerous boards, committees and councils locally and nationally.^[4]

On 29 November 2022, chief minister Natasha Fyles announced Heggie would become the 23rd Administrator of the Northern Territory, succeeding Vicki O'Halloran.^[5] He was sworn in by Governor-General David Hurley on 2 February 2023.^[1]

In April 2025, Heggie apparently made a comment supporting the Labor Party in the upcoming federal election despite having a "non-partisan" role.^[6]

	Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)	2024 Australia Day Honours for "distinguished service to medicine and medical research organisations, and as Administrator of the Northern Territory"	26 January 2024[7]
	Public Service Medal (PSM)	2021 Australia Day Honours for "outstanding public service to community health in the Northern Territory"	26 January 2021[8]
	Knight of Grace of the Order of St John	2023 Special Honours appointment as Deputy Prior of the Venerable Order of Saint John.	5 February 2023[9]
	Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal	with Vanuatu clasp.	2021[4]

•  Australian Army 2023: Honorary, Colonel of North West Mobile Force^[10]
•  Royal Australian Air Force 2023: Honorary, Air Commodore of No. 13 Squadron RAAF^[11]
•  Royal Australian Air Force 2023: Honorary, Air Commodore of No. 17 Squadron RAAF^[12]