Ian Hassall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ian Hassall

New Zealand physician

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1941

Place of Birth: Arapuni, Waikato Region, New Zealand

Profession: physician

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Sir Ian Bruce Hassall (born 10 August 1941) is a New Zealand paediatrician and children's advocate.
He was New Zealand's first Commissioner for Children from 1989 to 1994.
His career has entailed working for children and their families as clinician, strategist, researcher and advocate.
He was awarded the Aldo Farina Award by UNICEF in 2010 for his dedication to improving child welfare.Since 2002 he has been Senior Researcher at the Institute of Public Policy (IPP) at AUT University in Auckland.
With Emma Davies and Kirsten Hanna he undertakes research and advocates for attitudes, processes and structures that advance children's interests.
He is part of the Every Child Counts campaign to place children's interests at the centre of government.
He teaches the undergraduate paper, Children and Public Policy.