Neil Johnston (public servant)

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Neil Johnston
AO
Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
In office
11 March 1996 30 September 2004
Personal details
Born
Harold Neil Johnston

1945
NationalityAustralian
Spouse(s)Margaret
ChildrenDavid, Peter and Anne
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania
Australian National University
OccupationPublic servant

Harold Neil Johnston, AO (born 1945) is a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker.

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Life and career

Neil Johnston was born in Werribee, Victoria, in 1945. [1] His Australian Public Service career included work in the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Finance, the Department of Employment, Education and Training and the Department of Social Security. [1]

Johnston was Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs between 1996 and 2004.

Johnston retired from the public service in September 2004. [2]

Awards

Johnston was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 2005 for service to the community through the initiation and implementation of a range of policies designed to meet the diverse welfare and social needs of ex-Service personnel and their families, and more broadly to public sector administration in the areas of economic and business development and service delivery. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 The Secretary: Dr Neil Johnston, Department of Veterans' Affairs, archived from the original on 9 October 2004
  2. Howard, John (22 October 2004). "Appointments of Secretaries" (Press release). Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
  3. Search Australian Honours: JOHNSTON, Harold Neil, Australian Government, archived from the original on 2 April 2014
Government offices
Preceded by Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
1996–2004
Succeeded by