Stuart Hamilton (public servant)

Stuart Anthony Hamilton AO (born 31 March 1950) is a retired Australian senior public servant.

Stuart Hamilton AO
Secretary of the Department of Community Services and Health
In office 1 August 1988 – 7 June 1991
Secretary of the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services
In office 7 June 1991 – 23 December 1993
Secretary of the Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories
In office 24 March 1993 – 11 March 1996
Personal details
Born	Stuart Anthony Hamilton 31 March 1950 Hobart, Tasmania
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Tasmania University of Oxford Australian National University
Occupation	Public servant, lobbyist, CEO

Early life

Stuart Hamilton was born in 1950 in Hobart, Tasmania.[1] He attended the University of Tasmania gaining a First Class Honours degree in Arts, majoring in English Language and Literature. He then attended Oxford University as the Tasmanian Rhodes Scholar for 1971. He subsequently attended the Australian National University, gaining a Bachelor of Economics in 1980.[2]

Career

Hamilton joined the public service in 1975.[3]

In 1988, Hamilton was appointed Secretary of the Department of Community Services and Health.[4] He stayed on in the role when the Department transitioned to become the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services in 1991.[5]

Between 1993 and 1996, Hamilton was Secretary of the Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories.[6]

When the Howard Government was elected in 1996, Hamilton was one of six departmental secretaries to be sacked from their positions.[7]

From 1996 to 2001 he was Executive Director of the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (now Universities Australia). In 2001 he became Secretary of the Victorian (State) Department of Education and Training. From 2003 to 2012 he was CEO of Open Universities Australia. He retired in February 2012.

He is currently a member of the Council of Deakin University, and Chair of Deakin Digital.

Awards and honours

In January 1995, Hamilton was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to public administration and public sector reform.[8]

References

1. 1993-1996, English, Book edition: Speeches / Stuart Hamilton. Hamilton, Stuart Anthony, 1950-, National Library of Australia, retrieved 1 February 2014
2. "Stuart Anthony Hamilton AO". Australian National University. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013.
3. Tomazin, Farrah (1 June 2004). "Education office 'musical chairs'". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.
4. CA 5985: Department of Community Services and Health, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 23 February 2014
5. CA 7297: Department of Health, Housing and Community Services, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 23 February 2014
6. CA 7661: Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 23 February 2014
7. Mulgan, Richard (10 November 1998), "Politicising the Australian Public Service", Research Paper 3 1998–99, Parliament of Australia, archived from the original on 23 February 2014
8. Search Australian Honours: HAMILTON, Stuart Anthony, Australian Government

Government offices
Preceded by Tony Ayers	Secretary of the Department of Community Services and Health 1988 – 1991	Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services
Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Community Services and Health	Secretary of the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services 1991 – 1993	Succeeded by Tony Cole as Secretary of the Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services
Preceded by Tony Blunn as Secretary of the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories	Secretary of the Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories 1993 – 1996	Succeeded by Roger Beale