Dr Clare Seligmann (MBBS, FRACGP) was born in 1960 in Essex, England and lived there until she was 5 years old, when she travelled to Brisbane where her father had been appointed to the University of Qld. She graduated from Medicine at the University of Qld in 1983 and worked at QE2 hospital as a resident until 1985. Since 1986, she has worked in multiple General Practices in Brisbane, including a practice attached to a Residential Aged Care Facility. She has been a member of the Divisional Aged Care Panel and worked with Qld Health on several projects since 2003. Since 2001, she has been contracted to the Department of Veterans Affairs as a medical adviser. She commenced teaching medical students in 2007. Aside from working, Dr Seligmann is married with 4 children and has been heavily involved in the educational sector, serving on several boards of governance since 1998.