Anne-Marie Schwirtlich

Anne-Marie Lucienne Schwirtlich , is an Australian librarian who was the Director-General of the National Library of Australia from 2011 to 2017. In 2015, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

Early life and education Born in Bombay in India to a French-speaking Mauritian mother and a German-speaking Czech father, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich spent her early years living in Bombay where she attended the Pck Presentation Convent Primary School in Kodaikanal. With her parents she migrated to Australia in 1972 and attended Turramurra High School in Sydney in New South Wales. She completed her education at Macquarie University in Sydney where she took her Bachelor of Arts degree in ancient history. She also graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Diploma in Archives Administration.

Career In 1978, she commenced her career in the Australian Public Service before moving on to a post as Senior Curator of Printed and Written Records and Art (1988-1994) at the Australian War Memorial. Schwirtlich was Director of Access and Information Services at the National Archives of Australia (1995-1998) and acting director of Australian Collections and Information Services at the National Library of Australia (1998). She was Assistant Director-General of Public and Reader Services at the National Archives of Australia (1998-2000); Director-General of the National Archives of Australia (2000-2003); chief executive officer of the State Library of Victoria (2003-2011) and was the Director-General of the National Library of Australia from 2011 to 2017.

Awards 1993 - Laureate - Australian Society of Archivists 2015 - Member - Order of Australia 2016 - Ifould Award - State Library of New South Wales 2016 - winner ALIA Awards—Redmond Barry Award 2016 - recipient—Honorary Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.