Ms Victoria Anderson

Secretary of the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry

Victoria Anderson was appointed Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry on 8 December 2025.

Victoria has over 25 years of experience in public policy and governance roles, including 17 years in the agriculture portfolio.

She has held several senior executive roles in the Treasury, the Department of Education, Skills and Employment and the Department of Agriculture, covering housing, small business, employment and population policy, foreign investment, national schools reform, risk and governance, drought policy, agricultural trade policy and industry assistance and adjustment. 

Victoria commenced in the Australian Public Service as a graduate in the Department of Agriculture in 2000. Her interest in Australian food and fibre industries is longstanding, having grown up on a stud beef cattle property in Queensland.

She has a Bachelor of Arts/Laws (Hons) from the University of Queensland and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University.