Graham Scott (public servant)

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Graham Scott

CB
Secretary to the Treasury of New Zealand
In office
1986–1993
Preceded by Bernie Galvin
Succeeded by Murray Horn
Personal details
Born
Graham Cecil Scott

(1942-05-26) 26 May 1942 (age 78)
Spouse(s) Claudia deVita Scott
Alma mater

Graham Cecil Scott CB (born 1942) is a former official of the New Zealand government and a political candidate.

After a 1972 PhD from Duke University titled 'Industrial production and investment in a dynamic, multiregional, interindustry model of the United States,' [1] he became Secretary of the New Zealand Treasury in 1986, and held that post until 1993. [2] He later headed the Health Funding Authority [3] and the Central Regional Health Authority. He was the executive chairman of Southern Cross Advisors Ltd.

In the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours, Scott was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath, for public services. [4]

In the 2005 elections, he was ranked fifth place on ACT New Zealand's party list, but the party did not gain enough votes for him to enter Parliament.

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References

  1. https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE000914830
  2. "Review Group". Treasury of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  3. "The 1999 Speakers -Graham Scott -Chair, Health Funding Authority". New Zealand State Services Commission. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  4. "Queen's Birthday honours list 1995". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
Government offices
Preceded by
Bernie Galvin
Secretary to the Treasury of New Zealand
1986-1993
Succeeded by
Murray Horn