George Brouwer

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George Brouwer was the Ombudsman for the state Victoria for a decade [1] He was appointed to the position in 2004. His term expired in March 2014, and he was succeeded by Deborah Glass. Concurrently with work as Ombudsman, Brouwer was also head of Victoria's Office of Police Integrity. [2]

Mr Brouwer was educated at Aloysius College (Netherlands), Xavier College (Victoria), University of Melbourne and Australian National University.

Mr Brouwer has the following qualifications:

Mr Brouwer has over thirty years experience working in federal and state public service including head of statutory authorities and abroad giving him experience in public policy, strategic development, and change management at senior executive and chief executive levels.

Mr Brouwer has worked in the Commonwealth Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet under Harold Holt, John McEwen, William McMahon, John Gorton, Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser.

At State level, Mr Brouwer has worked as Chief Executive in the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet under John Cain and Joan Kirner, and in the Department of Business and Employment under Jeff Kennett.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ombudsman Victoria Internet - the Victorian Ombudsman". Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Tammy Mills; Chip Le Grand (9 December 2019). "Ashton denies he took Overland's advice to stop making diary notes". The Age. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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