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Australian public servant (1933–2021)

Graham GlennAO
Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services
In office
24 July 1987 – 1 March 1989
Secretary of the Department of Industrial Relations
In office
1 March 1989 – 6 March 1992
Personal details
BornGraham Gordon Glenn
(1933-07-30)30 July 1933
Died19 January 2021(2021-01-19) (aged 87)
NationalityAustralian
OccupationPublic servant

Graham Gordon Glenn, AO (30 July 1933 – 19 January 2021) was an Australian senior public servant.

Life and career

Graham Glenn joined the Commonwealth public service in 1950 as a cadet in the Department of Trade and Customs.

Glenn was appointed Commissioner of the Public Service Board as in 1984, having been with the Board since 1958 and previously having served as Deputy Commissioner starting in 1977.

In July 1987, Glenn was appointed Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Administrative Services, serving in that role until March 1989 when he was to become the Secretary of the Department of Industrial Relations. He was head of Industrial Relations until March 1992, In 1995, Glenn was appointed Chair of the ACT Bushfire Task Force, responsible for reviewing practices for bushfire fuel management in the ACT and for recommending appropriate policies and practices for future bushfire fuel management.

Glenn died on 19 January 2021, at the age of 87.

Awards

In January 1993, Glenn was made an Officer of the Order of Australia. He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 for service to Australian society through public service leadership.

References

  1. ^ Juddery, Bruce (19 December 1977). "New appointment to PSB". The Canberra Times. p. 7.
  2. "PSB position". The Canberra Times. 21 June 1984. p. 8.
  3. CA 5983: Department of Administrative Services [III], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 March 2014
  4. Hawke, Robert (21 February 1989). "Untitled" (Press release). Archived from the original on 27 February 2014.
  5. CA 5989: Department Industrial Relations [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 25 March 2014
  6. Bushfire Task Force, archived from the original on 8 February 2014
  7. "Graham Gordon Glenn". The Canberra Times. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  8. Search Australian Honours: GLENN, Graham Gordon, Australian Government, archived from the original on 11 March 2014
  9. Search Australian Honours: GLENN, Graham Gordon, Australian Government, archived from the original on 11 March 2014
Government offices
New title
Department established 		Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services
1987 – 1989 		Succeeded byNoel Tanzer
Preceded byRae Taylor Secretary of the Department of Industrial Relations
1989 – 1992 		Succeeded byMichael Costello
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