Mike Codd
| Mike Codd AC | |
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| Secretary of the Department of Industrial Relations | |
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In office 15 December 1981 – 7 May 1982 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations | |
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In office 7 May 1982 – 25 March 1983 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Community Services | |
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In office 13 March 1985 – 10 February 1986 | |
| Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
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In office 10 February 1986 – 27 December 1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Michael Henry Codd 1939 |
| Nationality |
 Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Michael Henry "Mike" Codd AC (born 1939) is a retired Australian senior public servant.
Early life
Mike Codd was born in 1939.[1] He attended University of Adelaide, graduating in 1961 with a Bachelor of Economics with honours.[2]
Career
Codd was appointed to his first Secretary role in 1981, becoming head of the Department of Industrial Relations.[3]
Between 1985 and 1986 Codd served as Secretary of the Department of Community Services.[4][5]
In 1986 he was appointed Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary.[6] In 1987 he worked with Prime Minister Bob Hawke to introduce massive reform changes to the public service, creating "super ministry" departments.[7] Codd did note potential disadvantages of the machinery of government changes, including that there was potential for "bunker mentality" to continue.[8]
Codd retired from the public service in December 1991,[9] his appointment was terminated by an Executive Council meeting on 27 December that year.[10]
After his retirement from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Codd joined consultancy firm Coopers and Lybrand.[11] He was also appointed to the board of Qantas in 1992, prior to the airline's privatization, and served 16 years retiring in 2008.[12] Between 1997 and 2009 he was Chancellor of the University of Wollongong, retiring in September 2009.[13]
Awards and honours
In January 1991, Codd was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in recognition of service as secretary to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.[14] He received a Centenary Medal in 2001.[15]
Notes
- ↑ 1989, English, Book edition: Address to Finance Department's seminar / Mike Codd. Codd, Mike, 1939- (1939-), National Library of Australia, retrieved 9 February 2014
- ↑ Chancellor: Mr Michael H Codd, AC, University of Wollongong, archived from the original on 30 March 2009
- ↑ Fraser, Malcolm (15 December 1981). "STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS" (Press release). Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
- ↑ Coyle, Kerry (13 March 1985). "Two new department heads named: New Customs Service part of PS changes". The Canberra Times. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014.
- ↑ CA 4133: Department of Community Services, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 February 2014
- ↑ Coyle, Kerry (8 February 1986). "Mike Codd to head PM and C". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Burgess, Verona (26 January 1991). "PS chief receives top honour". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014.
[Mike Codd] is the architect of the 1987 "machinery of government" changes that brought massive reform to the public service
- ↑ Campbell, Rod (13 November 1987). "Making the public service work: Restructured PS 'more stable'—Framework has avoidable risks". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Waterford, Jack (28 December 1991). "Mike Codd's departure marks the end of an era". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Waterford, Jack (28 December 1991). "New, tiny tourism department". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "Former PS head appointed to consultancy firm in ACT". The Canberra Times. 29 November 1993. p. 21. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
- ↑ Creedy, Steve (16 October 2008). "Mike Codd leaves Qantas board after 16 years". The Australian. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ UOW appoints new Chancellor as Mike Codd retires, University of Wollongong, 17 April 2009, archived from the original on 22 April 2012
- ↑ Search Australian Honours: CODD, Michael Henry, Australian Government
- ↑ Search Australian Honours: CODD, Michael Henry, Australian Government
References and further reading
- d'Alpuget, Blanche (2011), Hawke: The Prime Minister, Melbourne University Press, ISBN 9780522858518 (pages 157, 193–194, 202)
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mick Keogh |
Secretary of the Department of Industrial Relations 1981 – 1982 |
Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations |
| Preceded by Rae Taylor as Secretary of the Department of Employment and Youth Affairs |
Secretary of the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations 1982 - 1983 |
Succeeded by Michael Keating |
| Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Industrial Relations | ||
| Preceded by Tony Ayers (Acting) |
Secretary of the Department of Community Services 1985 – 1986 |
Succeeded by Alan Rose |
| Preceded by Geoffrey Yeend |
Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 1986 – 1991 |
Succeeded by Michael Keating |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Robert Marsden Hope |
Chancellor of the University of Wollongong 1997 – 2009 |
Succeeded by Jillian Broadbent |