Tony Ayers
Tony Ayers AC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs | |
In office 20 July 1979 – 5 May 1981 |
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Department of Social Security | |
In office 21 May 1981 – 14 November 1986 |
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Acting Secretary of the Department of Community Services | |
In office 13 December 1984 – 13 March 1985 |
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Secretary of the Department of Community Services and Health | |
In office 24 July 1987 – 31 July 1988 |
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Secretary of the Department of Defence | |
In office 1 August 1988 – 5 February 1998 |
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Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Joseph Ayers 16 September 1933 |
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Nationality | Australian |
Spouse(s) | Heather Ayers |
Occupation | Public servant |
Anthony Joseph "Tony" Ayers AC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (16 September 1933 – 11 April 2016) was a senior Australian public servant.
Life and career
Ayers was born on 16 September 1933.[1] His first job was teaching in a Victorian school. He later was an education officer in Pentridge Prison, Melbourne.[2]
In 1967 Ayers moved to Canberra as Director of Welfare in the Department of the Interior.
He was appointed to his first Secretary role in 1979 as head of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs.[3][4] Ayers moved soon after, in 1981, to the Department of Social Security (DSS).[5] During his time at DSS he served concurrently for three months as Acting Secretary of the Department of Community Services.[6] Ayers moved to an appointment as Secretary of the Department of Community Services and Health when the Hawke Government restructured the public service and created "super ministries" in 1987.[7]
Ayers' final posting in the Australian Public Service was as Secretary of the Department of Defence between 1988 and 1998.[8][9] Ayers was praised for his work in the Department, one of the few departmental heads who has left the Department of Defence on their own accord, rather than being compelled to leave by the Defence Minister, in the last 30 years.[10]
Ayers died on 11 April 2016.[11]
Awards
Ayers was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 1985.[12] In January 1993 he was promoted to a Companion of the Order of Australia, in recognition of service to leadership in the development and implementation of administrative structures, systems and procedures.[13]
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Government offices | ||
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Preceded by | Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs 1979 – 1981 |
Succeeded by John Taylor |
Preceded by | Secretary of the Department of Social Security 1981 – 1986 |
Succeeded by Derek Volker |
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Acting Secretary of the Department of Community Services 1984 – 1985 |
Succeeded by Mike Codd |
Preceded by as Secretary of the Department of Health | Secretary of the Department of Community Services and Health 1987 – 1988 |
Succeeded by Stuart Hamilton |
Preceded by as Secretary of the Department of Community Services | ||
Preceded by | Secretary of the Department of Defence 1988 – 1998 |
Succeeded by Paul Barratt |
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