Tom Pauling

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His Honour Tom Pauling QC
Tom Pauling

Incumbent
Assumed office 
November 9, 2007
Governor–General Michael Jeffery
Preceded by Ted Egan

Born 13 December 1946 (1946-12-13) (age 61)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Flag of Australia Australian
Spouse Judith Therese (Tessa) Wilkinson
Children Fred Pauling
Zoe Pauling
Residence Government House, Darwin
Alma mater Sydney Law School
Profession Lawyer
Website www.nt.gov.au/administrator

Thomas Ian (Tom) Pauling AO QC (born 13 December 1946) is an Australian lawyer who is currently serving as Administrator of the Northern Territory.

Born in Sydney, Pauling was educated in Drummoyne, and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the Sydney Law School. He was admitted to the Bar in New South Wales in 1969, and worked for the NSW Public Solicitor.[1] In March 1970, he moved to Darwin in the Northern Territory, where he practised as a barrister[2] and lived in Fannie Bay.[3]

He was made a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1984, and was Solicitor General of the Northern Territory from 1988 to 2007.[4]

In September 2007, he was appointed Administrator of the Northern Territory, replacing Ted Egan.[5] He was sworn in by the Governor-General of Australia, Michael Jeffery, on 9 November 2007.[6]

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Government offices
Preceded by
Ted Egan
Administrator of the Northern Territory
2007present
Incumbent