Professor Alfred Huang AM
Former Lord Mayor and expert on China
Alfred worked for many years as an engineer, senior engineer, project
manager and subsequently the State Manager of the Australian Federal
Government construction agency. In 1992, he was elected Councillor of the
Adelaide City Council, and became the Deputy Lord Mayor three years later.
In May 2000, Alfred Huang was elected the first Chinese born Lord Mayor of
an Australian Capital City.
During his three years term as Lord Mayor, Alfred actively promoted Adelaide
as an education city and supported closer cooperation and understanding
between Adelaide and cities in the Asia Pacific Region. He has led several
education delegations to China and other countries in the Region.
In December 2003, Alfred was awarded an Honorary Doctor Degree by the
University of South Australia and six months later he was named by the
Australian Government a recipient of AM award for his contribution to the
community and education during his term as Lord Mayor. Alfred was appointed
the Honorary Adviser to the Premier of South Australia on China in January
2005. He is currently an Adjunct Professor with the International Graduate
School of Business. Alfred has been a regular guest lecturer and speaker at
universities and conferences in China in the past three years.
Academic Qualifications
Honorary Doctor Degree, University of SA
Master of Business Administration, Monash University
Master of Engineering Science, University of NSW
Civil Engineering Graduate, RMIT UniversityAlfred Huang was born in China and came to Australia to study Civil
Engineering at the RMIT University in Melbourne in 1965.