Martin Parkinson
Dr Martin Parkinson PSM |
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Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
Assumed office 23 January 2016 |
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16th Secretary of the Department of the Treasury | |
In office 7 March 2011 – 12 December 2014 |
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Secretary of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency | |
In office 8 March 2010 – 7 March 2011 |
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Secretary of the Department of Climate Change | |
In office 3 December 2007 – 8 March 2010 |
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Personal details | |
Born | Martin Lee Parkinson |
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse(s) | Heather Smith[1] |
Alma mater | University of Adelaide; Australian National University; Princeton University |
Profession | Public Servant Economist |
Dr Martin Lee Parkinson PSM , is a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of the Treasury between March 2011 and December 2014.[2] On 3 December 2015 it was announced that he would return to the public service as Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
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Life and career
Parkinson graduated with honours from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Economics. He completed his Masters in Economics at the Australian National University in 1983 and his Masters in Arts in 1988, also at the Australian National University.[3] He completed his Ph.D in 1990 at Princeton University.
Parkinson has previously served as the inaugural Secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, an International Monetary Fund official, and an advisor to former Australian Treasurer, John Dawkins.[when?][citation needed]
Between 2011 and 2015, Parkinson was Secretary of the Department of the Treasury.[4]
Awards
Parkinson was awarded the Public Service Medal on 26 January 2008.[5] He was also a recipient of the inaugural Australian National University Alumnus of the Year Award on 9 March 2013.[6]
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New title Department established
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Secretary of the Department of Climate Change 2007–2010 |
Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency |
Preceded by
Himself
as Secretary of the Department of Climate Change |
Secretary of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Blair Comley |
Preceded by | Secretary of the Department of the Treasury 2011–2014 |
Succeeded by John Fraser |
Preceded by | Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 2016– |
Incumbent |
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