Example of a Boat Refugee into Australia.
Hieu Van Lee arrived in a boat at Darwin, with his wife, as refugees from Vietnam in 1977, at the age of 23.
Hieu Van Lee was appointed Governor of South Australia from 1 September 2014.
In between these dates:
1995 Hieu Van Lee was appointed a member to the SA Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission.
2001 Hieu Van Lee received an MBA from the University of Adelaide.
2001 Hieu Van Lee was appointed Deputy Chairman of the SA Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission.
2001 Hieu Van Lee was awarded an Australian Centenary Medal on 1st January 2001.
2007 Hieu Van Lee was appointed Chairman of the SA Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission, a position held until 2014.
2007 Hieu Van Lee was appointed South Australia’s Lieutenant-governor from 31 August 2007.
2010 Hieu Van Lee was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2010.
2014 Hieu Van Lee was appointed Governor of South Australia on 1 September 2014.