Biography —Jeremy Hobbs

Jeremy Hobbs became Executive Director of Oxfam International in 2001, having served on the Oxfam International Board since its inception in 1996. He represents Oxfam on key development and security issues at the UN, the WTO, the G8, and follows issues related to trade, aid effectiveness, humanitarian issues (including arms control,) and corporate accountability.

Mr. Hobbs was previously the Executive Director of Oxfam Community Aid Abroad from 1993 until 2001, having worked in a variety of roles in the organization for ten years. He provided a strong focus on indigenous rights and race issues in Australia and on the campaign for the rights of the people of East Timor. Mr. Hobbs trained in Social Work at the University of Western Australia, having first completed an Arts degree.