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Australian public servant (1930–2017)

Pat BrazilAO
Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department
In office
1983–1989
Personal details
BornPatrick Brazil
1930 (1930)
Fortitude Valley, Queensland
Died28 June 2017(2017-06-28) (aged 86–87)
NationalityAustralia Australian
SpouseColleen Morrissey
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationPublic servant

Patrick Brazil AO (1930 – 28 June 2017) was an Australian senior public servant. His career included time serving as the head of the Attorney-General's Department between 1983 and 1989.

Life and career

Pat Brazil was born in Fortitude Valley, Queensland in 1930. He was educated in Ipswich at a convent school, and later at the Christian Brothers College. He won a scholarship to study Arts and Law at the University of Queensland.

Brazil moved to Canberra to join the Attorney-General's Department in August 1953.

Between 1983 and 1989, Brazil was Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department. When he resigned from the role, he also resigned from the Australian Public Service.

Brazil died on 28 June 2017.

Awards

Brazil was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 1989, in recognition of service to the Public Service as Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department.

References

  1. ^ Brazil, Pat (12 September 1995). "Pat Brazil interviewed by John Farquharson in the Law in Australian society oral history project" (Interview). Interviewed by John Farquharson.
  2. Taylor, Mike (25 June 1989). "In private practice after a life of public service". Canberra Times. p. 32. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.
  3. "Pat Brazil obituary: department head to 17 Australian attorneys-general". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. "Patrick (Pat) Brazil". Ryerson Index. Canberra Times. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. Search Australian Honours: BRAZIL, Patrick, Australian Government, archived from the original on 11 March 2014
Government offices
Preceded byAlan Neaves Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department
1983 – 1989 		Succeeded byAlan Rose


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