Graham Evans (public servant)

Graham Evans
Graham Evans; AO
Secretary of the Department of Transport
	In office; 23 December 1993 – 20 February 1995
Secretary of the Department of Transport and Communications
	In office; 1 October 1988 – 23 December 1993
Secretary of the Department of Primary Industries and Energy
	In office; 24 July 1987 – 31 August 1988
Secretary of the Department of Resources and Energy
	In office; 1986 – 24 July 1987
Personal details
Born	Graham Charles Evans; 22 January 1943
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Melbourne; Australian National University; Johns Hopkins University
Occupation	Public servant

Graham Charles Evans AO (born 22 January 1943) is a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker.

Background and early life

Evans was born on 22 January 1943. He attended high school at St Patrick's College, Ballarat.[1] His university studies were at University of Melbourne, Australian National University and Johns Hopkins University.[1]

Career

From 1968 to 1981, Evans held positions in overseas postings.[1] His early public service career saw him variously working in positions in the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Treasury and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.[2]

Evans was appointed to his first Secretary role in 1986, as head of the Department of Resources and Energy (later Department of Primary Industries and Energy).[3][4]

Bob Hawke proposed Evans for the role of Secretary of the Department of Transport and Communications in 1988.[5][6] Evans continued on as Secretary of the Department of Transport when the Transport and Communications mega department was split into two.[7]

In 1992 Evans brought defamation proceedings to the ACT Supreme Court against John Fairfax Group over an article titled 'Cosy in the Corridors of Power' that had appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald in April 1990.[8] Evans claimed that the article implied his success in the public service was because of the patronage of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke.[9] His action was dismissed in the ACT Supreme court in February 1993 and his appeal was rejected in the Federal Court in May 1994.[10][11]

Evans retired from a 27-year career in the Australian Public Service in 1995, at which time he was appointed to the Board of Australia Post.[12] In 1995 he was also appointed the head of external affairs at BHP Billiton, a position which he held until 2005.[2]

Awards

In 1995 Evans was awarded an Order of Australia award, for service to micro-economic reform in the transport and communications fields.[13]

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References

CP 653: Graham Charles EVANS AO, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 January 2014
Graham Evans, Victorian Competition & Efficiency Commission, archived from the original on 2 May 2013
CA 3496: Department of Resources and Energy, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 January 2014
CA 5990: Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 January 2014
Hawke, Robert (2 June 1988). "Unknown" (Press release). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
CA 5992: Department of Transport and Communications, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 January 2014
CA 7854: Department of Transport [V], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 January 2014
Burgess, Verona (6 December 1992). "Looking back on a career path". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 9.
"Defamation proceedings". The Canberra Times. 25 November 1992. p. 10.
Campbell, Rod (28 May 1994). "Bureaucrat facing big legal bill after ruling". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 3.
Campbell, Rod (24 April 1993). "Fairfax will have to pay its own legal costs". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 17.
Keating, Paul (13 February 1995). "STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON P J KEATING, MP APPOINTMENT OF DEPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES" (Press release). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
"Service of Australians Rewarded". The Age. 26 January 1995. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014.

Government offices
Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Transport and Communications	Secretary of the Department of Transport 1993 – 1995	Succeeded by Peter Core
Preceded by Peter Wilenski	Secretary of the Department of Transport and Communications 1988 - 1993	Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Transport
Preceded by Peter Wilenski		Succeeded by Neville Stevens as Secretary of the Department of Communications
Preceded by Geoff Miller as Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry	Secretary of the Department of Primary Industries and Energy 1987 - 1988	Succeeded by Geoff Miller
Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Resources and Energy		Succeeded by Geoff Miller
Preceded by Alan Woods	Secretary of the Department of Resources and Energy 1986 – 1987	Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Primary Industries and Energy

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[NAA_CP_653-1] CP 653: Graham Charles EVANS AO, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 January 2014

[VCEC-2] Graham Evans, Victorian Competition & Efficiency Commission, archived from the original on 2 May 2013

[NAA_CA_3496-3] CA 3496: Department of Resources and Energy, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 January 2014

[NAA_CA_5990-4] CA 5990: Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 January 2014

[5] Hawke, Robert (2 June 1988). "Unknown" (Press release). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.

[NAA_CA_5992-6] CA 5992: Department of Transport and Communications, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 January 2014

[NAA_CA_7854-7] CA 7854: Department of Transport [V], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 January 2014

[8] Burgess, Verona (6 December 1992). "Looking back on a career path". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 9.

[9] "Defamation proceedings". The Canberra Times. 25 November 1992. p. 10.

[10] Campbell, Rod (28 May 1994). "Bureaucrat facing big legal bill after ruling". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 3.

[11] Campbell, Rod (24 April 1993). "Fairfax will have to pay its own legal costs". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 17.

[12] Keating, Paul (13 February 1995). "STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON P J KEATING, MP APPOINTMENT OF DEPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES" (Press release). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.

[13] "Service of Australians Rewarded". The Age. 26 January 1995. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014.