Dr Anne-Marie Schwirtlich AM

Dr Anne-Marie Schwirtlich served as the Director-General of the National Library of Australia between 2011 and 2017. She held previous positions including Chief Executive Officer and State Librarian at the State Library of Victoria (2003–2011), Acting Director-General at the National Archives of Australia (2000–2003), and Assistant Director-General, Public and Reader Services at the National Archives of Australia (1998–2000). She served as a member (2003–2017) and was Chair (2004–2006) of the National and State Libraries Australasia, and as President of the Australian Society of Archivists (1989–2090). 

Dr Schwirtlich is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia, Victoria, and was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2015 for significant service to the library and archives sector through leadership roles at state and national levels, and to professional information management organisations. In 2016, she was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.