Hieu Van Le is the Chairman of the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission (SAMEAC). He has been appointed as Chairman to 31 December 2016.

Mr Le has been a member of the SAMEAC since 1995, including three years as Deputy Chairman and, since 1 January 2006, as Chairman.

He was a Senior Manager, Financial Services Regulation, at the Adelaide Regional Office, of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) until March 2009.

He has been a Member of South Australia’s Community Engagement Board since 2007; a member of the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures at the University of South Australia since September 2009; a Member of the Alumni Advisory Committee of the University of Adelaide since 2009; and a Member of the Education Adelaide Board since 2010.

Mr Le is the Patron or honorary member of a range of organisations including:

• Overseas Chinese Association

• Australian-Tanzanian Services Foundation Inc.

• Chinatown Adelaide of S.A. Inc.

• Australian Chinese Medical Association (ACMA) Foundation S.A.

• Ethnic Schools Association of South Australia Inc.

• Migrant Resource Centre of S.A. Inc.

• Churchill Fellowship Association of S.A. Inc.

• OzAsia Festival

• Multicultural Festival of South Australia Inc.

• Anti Poverty Week

• 18th Biennial Asian Studies Association of Australia Conference

• Hong Kong Australia Business Association (S.A. Chapter)

• The Vietnamese Literature and Arts Association

• Friends of the Vietnamese Invalid Veterans Association

• Australasian Hellenic Education Progressive Association; (AHEPA)

• Campania Sports and Social Club (Sons of Italy) Community Centre

• Rotary Club Adelaide South

• United Nations Association of Australia (SA Division) Inc.

• Foundation Ambassador for the Gardens of Health, Adelaide Botanic Gardens

• Ambassador Pandas Project - Adelaide Zoo

• Business Ambassadors Group, Port Adelaide Football Club

Mr Le is an Ambassador of:

• The White Ribbon Foundation

• The Australian Refugee Association

Mr Le is a recipient of the following awards and recognition:

• Australia Day Medal for outstanding service to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

• Centenary Medal “for service to the advancement of multiculturalism and the Vietnamese Community” 2001.

• “Golden Achiever of the Year” awarded by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce SA Inc. 2008.

• He was appointed as an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) in the Australia Day announcement of January 2010. 

• Honorary Doctorate for service to the society, University of Adelaide 2008.

• Honorary Doctorate for significant contribution to society, Flinders University 2011.

• Paul Harris Fellowship (2009) - inducted by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary. International.