Andrew Podger
| Andrew Podger AO | |
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| Secretary of the Department of the Arts and Administrative Services | |
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In office 1993–1994 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services | |
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In office 1994–1994 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Housing and Regional Development | |
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In office 1994–1996 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Services | |
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In office 1996–1998 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care | |
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In office 1998–2001 | |
| Commissioner of the Australian Public Service | |
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In office 2002–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Andrew Stuart Podger 6 November 1948 |
| Nationality |
 Australian |
| Occupation | Public servant, author and academic |
Andrew Stuart Podger AO is a retired Australian senior public servant. He is currently the 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 Department of Social Security, where he stayed between 1978 and 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] and then transferred to the Department of Administrative Services for a short time in 1994.[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 in the Order of Australia (AO) in 2004.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 CP 1005: Andrew Stuart PODGER AO, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2014
- 1 2 Podger, Andrew, "Chapter 2: My fortunate career and some parting remarks", in Wanna, John; Vincent, Sam; Podger, Andrew, With the Benefit of Hindsight: Valedictory Reflections from Departmental Secretaries 2004-11, p. 7
- 1 2 3 Professor Andrew Podger, Australian National University
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ History of the Department, Department of Health, 5 November 2013, archived from the original on 5 December 2013
- ↑ Howard, John (18 January 2002). "SENIOR APPOINTMENTS - DEPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES" (Press release). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
- ↑ Howard, John (22 October 2004). "Appointments of Secretaries" (Press release). Archived from the original on 19 November 2013.
References and further reading
- Podger, Andrew (June 2009), The Role of Departmental Secretaries: Personal reflections on the breadth of responsibilities today, ISBN 9781921536809
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Helen Williams |
Commissioner of the Australian Public Service 2002 – 2004 |
Succeeded by Lynelle Briggs |
| Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Services |
Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care 1998 – 2001 |
Succeeded by Jane Halton as Secretary of the Department of Health and Ageing |
| Preceded by Stephen Duckett as Secretary of the Department of Human Services and Health |
Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Services 1996 – 1998 |
Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care |
| Succeeded by David Rosalky as Secretary of the Department of Family and Community Services | ||
| Secretary of the Department of Housing and Regional Development 1994 – 1996 |
Succeeded by Allan Hawke as Secretary of the Department of Transport and Regional Development | |
| Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of the Arts and Administrative Services |
Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services 1994 |
Succeeded by John Mellors |
| Preceded by Noel Tanzer |
Secretary of the Department of the Arts and Administrative Services 1993 – 1994 |
Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services |
| Succeeded by Tony Blunn as Secretary of the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories | ||