Rosemary Huxtable
Rosemary Huxtable PSM | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Finance | |
| Assumed office 22 December 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Rosemary Huxtable PSM is a senior Australian public servant. She is the Secretary of the Department of Finance, having been recommended to the role by the Prime Minister in December 2016.
From 2010 to 2013, Huxtable was a Deputy Secretary in the Department of Health and Ageing.[1] She moved to the Department of Finance in 2013, also as a Deputy Secretary.[2][3] In her finance department role, Huxtable played a key role developing several Australian federal budgets.[4]
When former Finance Secretary Jane Halton stood down in 2016, Huxtable was promoted to act as head of the agency.[5][6] She was appointed permanently to the role after it being recommended by the Prime Minister in December 2016.[7]
Awards and honours
Huxtable was awarded a Public Service Medal in 2005.
References
- ^ Department of Finance (2013), Incoming Government Brief: Minister for Finance (PDF), Australian Government, p. 7, archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2017, retrieved 9 January 2017
- ^ Department of Finance, The Secretary: Rosemary Huxtable, PSM, Australian Government, retrieved 9 January 2017
- ^ Cormann, Mathias (22 December 2016). "New Finance Secretary" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016.
{{cite press release}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 9 January 2017 suggested (help) - ^ Burdon, Daniel (22 December 2016). "PM recommends second senior female public servant in a row to lead Finance Department". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 9 January 2017 suggested (help) - ^ "Finance dept gets another female boss". Herald Sun. News Corp. Australian Associated Press. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ Easton, Stephen (22 December 2016). "PM asks Rosemary Huxtable to stick around as Finance chief". The Mandarin. Private Media.
- ^ Turnbull, Malcolm (22 December 2016). "Appointment of Secretary of the Department of Finance" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.