Andrew Podger
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| Secretary of the Department of the Arts and Administrative Services | |
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| Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services | |
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| Secretary of the Department of Housing and Regional Development | |
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| Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Services | |
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| Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care | |
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| Commissioner of the Australian Public Service | |
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| Occupation | Public servant, author and academic |
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Andrew Stuart Podger, AO (born 6 November 1948) is a retired Australian senior public servant. He is currently Professor of Public Policy at the Australian National University.
Early life
Podger was born 6 November 1948.[1]
Public service career
Podger began his Commonwealth Public Service career in 1968 as a cadet at the Australian Bureau of Statistics.[1][2] After his time as a statistician he moved to the Social Welfare Commission in 1974 and then to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet in 1975. He was promoted to the Senior Executive Service in the Department of Social Security in 1978, where he stayed until 1982.[3]
In 1982 he joined the Department of Finance.[2] In 1990 Podger went on to hold the position of Deputy Secretary in charge of Acquisition and Logistics in the Department of Defence, where he stayed until 1993.[3][4]
He was appointed Secretary of the Department of the Arts and Administrative Services in 1993,[4] shortly thereafter renamed the Department of Administrative Services.[5] He was appointed Secretary of the Department of Housing and Regional Development in April 1994.[5] He then became Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Services in 1996 (later Health and Aged Care).[6]
He then was appointed the Public Service Commissioner in 2002,[7] a role he continued until 2004 when he agreed to head a Task Force in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to examine how to improve the delivery of health services.[8]
Awards
Podger was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2004.[3]
Notes
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.CP 1005: Andrew Stuart PODGER AO, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2014
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Podger, Andrew, "Chapter 2: My fortunate career and some parting remarks", in Wanna, John; Vincent, Sam; Podger, Andrew (eds.), With the Benefit of Hindsight: Valedictory Reflections from Departmental Secretaries 2004–11, p. 7
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Professor Andrew Podger, Australian National University
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Keating, Paul (13 December 1993). "STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON PJ KEATING MP PUBLIC SERVICE APPOINTMENTS" (Press release). Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Keating, Paul (20 April 1994). "STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON P J KEATING, MP APPOINTMENT OF DEPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES" (Press release). Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.History of the Department, Department of Health, 5 November 2013, archived from the original on 5 December 2013
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Howard, John (18 January 2002). "SENIOR APPOINTMENTS – DEPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES" (Press release). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Howard, John (22 October 2004). "Appointments of Secretaries" (Press release). Archived from the original on 19 November 2013.
References and further reading
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Podger, Andrew (June 2009), The Role of Departmental Secretaries: Personal reflections on the breadth of responsibilities today, ISBN 9781921536809
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