Patricia Forsythe was born on 1 March 1952 and is an Australian politician and diplomat who was the Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand from March 2019 to March 2022.
11 Facts About Patricia Forsythe
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Patricia Forsythe was previously the Executive Director of the Sydney Business Chamber since September 2006.
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In 1991, Forsythe was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Liberal member.
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Patricia Forsythe named David Clarke as leader of the religious right.
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Patricia Forsythe was challenged for preselection by Matthew Mason-Cox for the 2007 state election.
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Patricia Forsythe was replaced by Mason-Cox in the Legislative Council.
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Patricia Forsythe is currently a member of the Council of Macquarie University, and serves on the boards of the Hunter Development Corporation, the Hunter Medical Research Institute, Business Events Sydney, the Anglican Board of Mission, and Cricket NSW.
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Patricia Forsythe has previously been a member of the National Trust, the Institute of Political Science, the Sydney Institute, Amnesty International, and Friends of La Perouse Museum.
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On 1 March 2019 it was announced that Patricia Forsythe had been appointed the post of High Commissioner to New Zealand, despite having no previous diplomatic experience and the role being typically held by a career Department of Foreign Affairs officer.
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Patricia Forsythe served concurrently as non-resident High Commissioner to the Cook Islands and Niue until 2020, and completed her term as High Commissioner to New Zealand in March 2022.
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Patricia Forsythe was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2019 for significant service to business, and to the people and Parliament of New South Wales.