The Attorney-General Robert McClelland has just issued this media release:
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen John Gageler SC as the next Solicitor-General of Australia.
Mr Gageler will commence a five year term on 1 September 2008.
Mr Gageler is a highly respected member of the New South Wales Bar, and has extensive experience as a legal adviser at the highest levels. I am sure that his expertise in Australian public law, especially constitutional law, will serve him well in his new role.
Mr Gageler was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court in 1982 and as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1989. Mr Gageler was appointed Senior Counsel in 2000.
He is a graduate of the Australian National University and has post-graduate qualifications from Harvard University.
Mr Gageler will succeed David Bennett AO QC as Solicitor-General. I want to personally thank Dr Bennett for serving Australia with distinction as Solicitor-General for the past decade. Dr Bennett’s current term expires in August.
