Sir Ronald Darling Wilson AC KBE CMG QC (23 August 1922 – 15 July 2005) was a distinguished Australian lawyer judge and social activist serving on the High Court of Australia between 1979 and 1989 and as the President of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission between 1990 and 1997.Wilson is probably best known as the co-author with Mick Dodson of the 1997 Bringing Them Home report into the Stolen Generation which led to the creation of a National Sorry Day and a walk for reconciliation across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 2000 with an estimated 250000–300000 people participating.
active years end date
1989-02-13
active years start date
1979-05-21
alma mater
University of Pennsylvania, University of Western Australia
battle
World War II
birth date
1922-08-23
birth name
Ronald Darling Wilson
birth place
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
country
Australia
death date
2005-07-15
death place
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
military branch
Royal Australian Air Force
military rank
Flying officer
nationality
Australia
office
President of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
order in office
28th, Justice of the High Court of Australia
profession
Lawyer, Judge
religion
Uniting Church in Australia, Presbyterian Church of Australia
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