Hon Mike Rann AC CNZM

Mike Rann was Premier of South Australia from 2002 to 2011. He was also Climate Change Minister, the first in Australia and one of the first in the world. When he was elected in 2002, South Australia had zero renewables. It now has more than 80% from wind and solar and will reach 100% in 2027. By 2030 the State will achieve a reduction of more than 60% of its emissions compared to 2005 levels.

Mike was Co-Chair of the Climate Group's States & Regions Alliance. In 2012, he was appointed to the Climate Group's International Leadership Council chaired by Tony Blair. After Mike retired as Premier, the Australian Government appointed him Chair of its 'green bank', Low Carbon Australia Ltd. In 2010, Mike was presented with the "Global Champion of Climate Change Award" by Indian environmental NGO Exnora International.

Mr Rann was Australian High Commissioner to London, and later Ambassador to Italy and Albania.

Mike was Chair of the UK charity Power of Nutrition and a Patron of the World Sustainable Development Forum. Until recently he was a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute of King’s College London.