Tony Blunn | |
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Secretary of the Department of the Capital Territory | |
In office 10 August 1981 –11 March 1983 | |
Secretary of the Department of Territories and Local Government | |
In office 11 March 1983 –3 May 1983 | |
Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction | |
In office 2 May 1983 –24 July 1987 | |
Secretary of the Department of the Arts,Sport,the Environment,Tourism and Territories | |
In office 24 July 1987 –27 December 1991 | |
Secretary of the Department of the Arts,Sport,the Environment and Territories | |
In office 27 December 1991 –24 March 1993 | |
Secretary of the Department of Social Security | |
In office 24 March 1993 –5 February 1998 | |
Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department | |
In office 1998 –17 December 1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Stuart Blunn 1936 (age 88–89) |
Nationality | Australian |
Children | 3 [1] |
Occupation | Public servant |
Anthony Stuart "Tony" Blunn AO (born 1936) is an Australian retired senior public servant.
Tony Blunn was born in 1936. [2]
He joined the Australian Public Service at the age of 21,after four years with a firm of solicitors in Melbourne. [3]
In 1979 Blunn took a position in the Department of Finance,in an area linked with works,mainland Territories,defence and other areas. [4] He moved to the Department of Business and Consumer Affairs in 1980, [5] and was appointed to his first permanent Secretary role in 1981 as head of the Department of the Capital Territory. [6]
Blunn was appointed Secretary of the Attorney General's Department in 1998,replacing Stephen Skehill who resigned from the role. [7]
Blunn retired from the public service in December 1999. [8]
In 2000,Blunn was appointed chairman of the company in charge of managing Bruce Stadium. [9]
In January 1989,Blunn was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to the public service. [10]
Blunn Island,in Antarctica,is named after Blunn,who was responsible for Australia's Antarctic program between 1987 and 1993. [11] [12]