Norman Fisher (public servant)

Norman Fisher AM
Born (1936-09-05)5 September 1936
Melbourne, Australia
Died 19 February 1997(1997-02-19) (aged 60)
Melbourne, Australia
Nationality Australian
Occupation Public servant
Spouse(s) Maureen

Norman William Frederick Fisher AM (5 September 1936  19 February 1997) was a senior Australian public servant in Canberra.

Fisher held many positions in the Australian Public Service, including Foundation Director, Bureau of Labour Market Research (1980); Director, Department of Employment and Industrial Relations (1982); Deputy Commissioner, Public Service Board (1986); Director, ACT Institute of Technical and Further Education 1988-1993; and again from 1993 until his retirement in 1997. He was founding Director of the Australian International Hotel School.

Awards and honours

Fisher was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia on 9 June 1986 "in recognition of service in the fields of labour market research and public administration".[1]

In 2001, a street in the Canberra suburb of Bruce was named Norman Fisher Circuit in Fisher's honour.[2]

Notes

  1. "Search Australian Honours: FISHER, Norman William Frederick", Itsanhonour.gov.au (Australian Government), archived from the original on 24 March 2012
  2. Australian Capital Territory Public Place Names Act 1989 Instrument No.49 of 2001 (PDF), ACT Government, 20 March 2001, archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012

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