Steve Sedgwick | |
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Secretary of the Department of Finance | |
In office 9 February 1992 –17 January 1997 | |
Secretary of the Department of Employment,Education,Training and Youth Affairs | |
In office 18 January 1997 –21 October 1998 | |
Secretary of the Department of Education,Training and Youth Affairs | |
In office 21 October 1998 –26 November 2001 | |
Secretary of the Department of Education,Science and Training | |
In office 26 November 2001 –18 January 2002 | |
Australian Public Service Commissioner | |
In office 2009 –13 December 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Stephen Thomas Sedgwick 8 February 1950 |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Sydney (BEc hons) London School of Economics |
Occupation | Public servant |
Stephen Thomas Sedgwick, AO (born 8 February 1950) is a retired senior Australian public servant. He is best known for his time as Australian Public Service Commissioner between 2009 and 2014,and for his prior appointments as secretary of various departments in the Australian Public Service.
Steve Sedgwick was born on 8 February 1950. [1]
In 1985,Sedgwick was appointed as a senior economic advisor to Prime Minister Bob Hawke. [1] In September 1988,Sedgwick resigned from the role and took up a position as a Deputy Secretary of the Department of Finance. [1]
He was appointed as Secretary of the Department of Finance in February 1992, [2] after having acted in the role since January 1992. [3] In 1997,he moved from the finance department to the secretary heading the Department of Employment,Education,Training and Youth Affairs (later Department of Education,Training and Youth Affairs and then Department of Education,Science and Training). [1] [4] [5]
Between 2002 and 2007,Sedgwick was a Director,nominated by the Australian Government,on the board of directors of the Asian Development Bank based in Manila. [6]
In December 2009,on the recommendation of the Rudd Government,Sedgwick was appointed Australian Public Service Commissioner. [7] He finished his term on 13 December 2014. [8]
Sedgwick is a member of the Jawun board. [8] [9]
In April 2016 Sedgwick was commissioned to conduct a review into bankers' pay and commissions; [10] and recommended the termination of bonus payments to retail bank employees that are linked to sales performance. [11] [12]
In 2001,Sedgwick received a Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through public service leadership. [13] Sedgwick was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 2012. [14]
Mr Steve Sedgwick, currently the Secretary of the Department of Education, Science and Training, will be appointed to a very senior position, details of which are being finalised and will be announced before 18 January 2002
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