Greg Tegart

Greg Tegart
AM
Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology
In office
24 December 1981  13 December 1984
Secretary of the Department of Science
In office
13 December 1984  24 July 1987
Personal details
Born William John McGregor Tegart
(1929-03-27) 27 March 1929
Nationality Australia Australian
Alma mater University of Melbourne
RMIT University
University of Sheffield
Occupation Academic and public servant

William John McGregor "Greg" Tegart AM was a senior Australian public servant. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at Victoria University.

Early life

Greg Tegart was born on 27 March 1929.[1] He was educated at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, University of Melbourne and University of Sheffield.[1]

Career

Tegart first joined the Australian Public Service in 1947 as Laboratory Assistant and Technical Officer with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.[1]

He was appointed Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology in 1981.[2]

Tegart retired from the public service in 1993.[3]

Awards and honours

In June 1990, Tegart was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to science and technology.[4]

Tegart is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biographical entry: Tegart, William John McGregor (1929 - )", Encyclopedia of Australian Science (National Library of Australia), archived from the original on 22 January 2014
  2. "New Secretary named". The Canberra Times. 12 December 1981. p. 3. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014.
  3. Smart technology for healthy longevity: Report of a study by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (PDF), The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, May 2010, p. v, ISBN 978 1 921388 11 8, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2013
  4. Search Australian Honours: TEGART, William John McGregor, Australian Government, archived from the original on 18 March 2013
  5. Prof. Greg Tegart, Adjunct Professor, Victoria University Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, archived from the original on 13 July 2013
Government offices
Preceded by
John Farrands
Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology
1981 – 1984
Succeeded by
Himself
as Secretary of the Department of Science
Preceded by
Himself
as Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology
Secretary of the Department of Science
1984 – 1987
Department abolished
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