Simon Lewis (Australian public servant)

Simon Lewis
PSM
Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
Assumed office
July 2013
Personal details
Born Simon Joseph Lewis
Nationality Australia Australian
Occupation Public servant

Simon Joseph Lewis PSM is the Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Veterans Affairs and has been since 10 May 2013.[1]

Public service

Lewis joined the Australian Public Service in the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 1976, before moving to the Department of Defence’s Logistics Organisation in 1986. Lewis transferred to the Department of Finance in 1990.[1]

During his time at Finance, Lewis was a key official in the Department's Office of Asset Sales, managing a range of Australian Government asset privatization processes including the Telstra T2 public offer.[2]

Lewis transferred back the Department of Defence in 2010 as Deputy Secretary, Defence Support,[1] and in 2011 was appointed Associate Secretary Chief Operating Officer.[3]

On 10 May 2013, Lewis was appointed as the Acting Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, with ex-officio tasks as President of the Repatriation Commission and Chair of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission.[1] His permanent appointment followed the retirement of Ian Campbell in July 2013.[4][5]

Honours

Public Service Medal (PSM) 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)[1][6]
Centenary Medal 2001[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Secretary". Department of Veterans Affairs. Australian Government. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Simon Lewis to become veterans dept head". The Australian. AAP. 7 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Welch, Alisha (2012), "Simon Lewis ready for challenge" (PDF), Defence Magazine (1): 8–11, archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2014
  4. ↑ Gillard, Julia (5 April 2013). "Proposed Appointment of Departmental Secretary" (Press release). Archived from the original on 11 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Peake, Ross (5 April 2013). "Simon Lewis to head up Veterans' Affairs Department". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "LEWIS, Simon Joseph". Search Australian Honours. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
Government offices
Preceded by
Ian Campbell		 Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs
2013– 		Incumbent


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