Background
Catley was born in Wales and received a Bachelor of Science(economics) (Honours) from the London School of Economics and a Doctor of Philosophy from the Australian National University.
Catley was born in Wales and received a Bachelor of Science(economics) (Honours) from the London School of Economics and a Doctor of Philosophy from the Australian National University.
He was subsequently a lecturer and senior lecturer in International Relations at the University of Adelaide, a professor of Political Science at the University of Delaware and the University of Otago and professor of Governance and Head of the School of Business at Charles Darwin University (formerly Northern Territory University). He also worked as a ministerial consultant. He was elected to the House of Representatives seat of Adelaide at the 1990 election but was defeated at the 1993 election.
Professor Catley is currently Head of the University of Newcastle"s Central Coast School of Business at its Ourimbah Campus.