Hugh Heggie

Hugh Crosbie Heggie (born 1950) is an Australian public servant and physician who served as the 23rd Administrator of the Northern Territory from 2 February 2023 to 30 January 2026.

Career Heggie was born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1950, 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.

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. He was sworn in by Governor-General David Hurley on 2 February 2023.

Honours 2024 Australia Day Honours for "distinguished service to medicine and medical research organisations, and as Administrator of the Northern Territory" 2021 Australia Day Honours for "outstanding public service to community health in the Northern Territory" 2023 Special Honours appointment as Deputy Prior of the Venerable Order of Saint John.

2023: Honorary, Air Commodore of No. 13 Squadron RAAF 2023: Honorary, Air Commodore of No. 17 Squadron RAAF