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  • First Australian female Fellow.

    First Australian female Fellow.
    Catherine Prime becomes the first woman to gain Fellowship in Australia. She will go on to become Actuary of the Year and President in 1991.

  • Catherine Prime is elected as the first female President.

    Catherine Prime is elected as the first female President in 1991. When she qualified and went on to become the only female in a senior position in MLC, the magazine New Idea touted her achievement as a win for women’s liberation. Her reaction – “I certainly won’t be rushing out to join women’s liberation. I’ve liberated myself!”

  • Hoa Bui is the first Asian-born President.

    Hoa Bui is the first Asian-born President.
    Hoa Bui is elected President of the Institute. Ms Bui is the first Asian-born and the seventh female President of the Actuaries institute. Five of the seven female presidents have been appointed in the last 10 years.