Jim Wallace

Jim Wallace is the Executive Chairman of the Australian Christian Lobby, one of Australia's fastest growing political organisations, which aims to see Christian values better acknowledged in the way we are governed, do business and relate as a community.
He is also a sought after commentator on Defence and security issues having left the Army as Brigadier in late 2000 after a 32 year career which included command of the SAS Regt, Special Forces and the Army's mechanised Brigade of three thousand personnel and most of the Army's fighting vehicles.

He is a graduate of Duntroon, The British Army Staff College and the Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies.

In 1984 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to counter-terrorism. He is a Visiting Fellow at the Australian Defence Studies Centre and was recently appointed by the Minister of Defence to the Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Client Ovations: We really appreciate you sharing with us your insights and knowledge of the conflict in Iraq. Please accept the sincere thanks of the Committee for providing us with an interesting and thought provoking insight into this topic that is both diverse and complex.

MIAA President and Conference Chair.