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Tonia Shand (Tonia Louise Moffat) was born on 6 November, 1939 in United Kingdom, is an Australian diplomat and public servant (1939–2020). Discover Tonia Shand's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?
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Tonia Louise Moffat |
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| Age |
80 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
| Born |
6 November 1939 |
| Birthday |
6 November |
| Birthplace |
United Kingdom |
| Date of death |
15 July, 2020 |
| Died Place |
Canberra, Australia |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom
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Tonia Shand Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Tonia Shand Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tonia Shand worth at the age of 80 years old? Tonia Shand’s income source is mostly from being a successful diplomat. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Tonia Shand's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
diplomat |
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Tonia Louise Shand (6 November 1939 – 15 July 2020) was an Australian diplomat and public servant, who served as Australia's first woman High Commissioner to Sri Lanka from 1988 to 1991.
Shand was born Tonia Louise Moffat in Britain in 1939 to Australian parents, Gordon and Marjorie Moffatt.
She and her mother moved to Melbourne, Victoria when World War II began, while her civil engineer father was posted to Singapore with the Royal Air Force where he built airfields.
Shand graduated from the University of Melbourne with a BA, majoring in German and political science.
Following graduation, Shand joined the Department of External Affairs (now DFAT) and she was posted to Tel Aviv, Bonn, Geneva and Stockholm.
The marriage bar that existed in the Australian public service at the time forced her to resign when she married Richard (Ric or Ricky) Shand, however she was able to return in a temporary capacity until the birth of their daughter Brigit in October 1964.
In 1973 she, a married woman with a child, was given permission to join the staff of the High Commission in Delhi, India from 1973 to 1975.
Her next overseas posting was as Deputy High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur from 1979 to 1982.
In 1983, she became the first woman in Australia to be appointed Chief of Protocol.
In 1985, while Assistant Secretary of the Peace and Disarmament Branch of the Department of Foreign Affairs, she was appointed by Bill Hayden to the Consultative Committee on Peace and Disarmament, a 19-member committee convened to prepare for the International Year of Peace in 1986.
In 1988, three years after the death of her daughter, she was posted by Michael Duffy to Sri Lanka as High Commissioner.
She was the first woman to fill that role, which also included non-resident High Commissioner to the Maldives.
Shand was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours.
In 2005, she was interviewed by Michael Wilson for the National Library of Australia's Australian diplomats 1950–2000 collection.
Her husband had predeceased her in 2014.
She died in Canberra on 15 July 2020.
