About me
Selwyn Button was appointed for a 5-year term as a full time Commissioner in June 2024. Selwyn is Gungarri man from Southwest Queensland and an experienced leader of health, education and governance organisations across the public, private, not-for-profit and community-controlled sectors. Prior to joining the Commission, Selwyn was partner of PwC Indigenous Consulting; national Registrar of the Office of the Registrar for Indigenous Corporations, the Assistant Director-General for Indigenous Education in Queensland, Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council, and Chair of the Lowitja Institute. Selwyn has led major policy, service delivery, governance and legislative reforms in his various leadership roles and has significant contributions through his service as a board member of numerous sporting, arts, culture, health and early childhood education and care organisations. He was a former primary school teacher and Queensland police officer. Selwyn is currently working on the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement Review inquiry and co-leads the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stream of work at the PC.
