Editing CSIRO (section)

===Chairs===
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! # !! Name !! Background !! Term start !! Term end !! Duration !! Notes<ref name="heads"/>
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| 1 || {{sortname|George|Julius}} || Mechanical engineer || 1 April 1926 || 31 December 1945 || {{age in years and months|1926|4|1|1945|12|31}} ||
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| 2 || {{sortname|David|Rivett}} || Chemist || 1 January 1946 || 18 May 1949 || {{age in years and months|1946|1|1|1949|5|18}} || Acting chair to 31 March 1946
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| 3 || {{sortname|Ian|Clunies Ross}} || Veterinary scientist || 19 May 1949 || 20 June 1959 || {{age in years and months|1949|5|18|1959|6|20}} ||
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| 4 || {{sortname|Fred|White|dab=physicist}} || Physicist || 1 July 1959 || 22 May 1970 || {{age in years and months|1959|7|1|1970|5|22}} || Executive chair
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| 5 || {{sortname|Jerry|Price}} || Chemist || 26 May 1970 || 24 March 1977 || {{age in years and months|1970|5|26|1977|3|24}} || Executive chair
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| 6 || {{sortname|Victor|Burgmann}} || Physicist || 25 March 1977 || 13 December 1978 || {{age in years and months|1977|3|25|1978|12|13}} || Executive chair
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| 7 || {{sortname|Paul|Wild|dab=Australian scientist}} || Astronomer || 14 December 1978 || 24 September 1985 || {{age in years and months|1978|12|14|1985|9|24}} || Executive chair
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| 8 || {{sortname|Norman|Boardman}} || Chemist || 25 September 1985 || 4 December 1986 || {{age in years and months|1985|5|25|1986|12|4}} || Executive chair
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| 9 || {{sortname|Neville|Wran}} || Politician || 5 December 1986 || 4 December 1991 || {{age in years and months|1986|12|5|1991|12|4}} ||
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| 10 || {{sortname|Adrienne|Clarke}} || Botanist || 5 December 1991 || 4 December 1996 || {{age in years and months|1991|12|5|1996|12|4}} ||
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| 11 || {{sortname|Charles|Allen|dab=geophysicist}} || Corporate executive || 5 December 1996 || 5 November 2001 || {{age in years and months|1996|12|5|2001|11|5}} ||
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| 12 || {{sortname|Catherine|Livingstone}} || Corporate executive || 6 November 2001 || 31 December 2006 || {{age in years and months|2001|11|6|2006|12|31}} ||
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| 13 || {{sortname|Peter|Willcox|dab=businessman}} || Corporate executive || 1 January 2007 || 29 May 2007 || {{age in years and months|2007|1|1|2007|5|29}} ||
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| 14 || {{sortname|John|Stocker|dab=scientist}} || Immunologist || 28 June 2007 || 27 June 2010 || {{age in years and months|2007|6|28|2010|6|27}} ||
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| 15 || {{sortname|Simon|McKeon}} || Corporate executive || 28 June 2010 || 14 October 2015 || {{age in years and months|2010|6|28|2015|10|14}} ||
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| 16 || {{sortname|David|Thodey}} || Corporate executive || 15 October 2015 || 14 October 2021 || {{age in years and months|2015|10|15|2021|10|14}} ||
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| 17 || {{sortname|Kathryn|Fagg}} || Corporate executive || 15 October 2021 || 7 March 2025|| {{age in years and months|2021|10|15}} ||
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| 18 || {{sortname|Ming|Long}} || Corporate executive || 7 March 2025 || incumbent || {{age in years and months|2025|3|7}} ||
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