Pat Galvin (public servant)
Pat Galvin | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs and Environment | |
| In office 1 February 1984 – 13 December 1984 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment | |
| In office 13 December 1984 – 24 July 1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick John Galvin 17 March 1933 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Spouse | Lenore Manderson |
| Children | Michael Galvin, Terence Galvin, Simon Gratton, Scott Galvin, Tobias Manderson-Galvin, Kerith Manderson-Galvin |
| Parent | Pat Galvin |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Patrick John Galvin AM (born 17 March 1933) is a retired senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment between 1984 and 1987.
Life and career[edit]
Galvin was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 17 March 1933.[1][2] His father, also called Pat Galvin, was an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives.[1]
Galvin joined the Australian Public Service in 1950, with a personnel cadetship that enabled him to obtain an arts degree from the University of Adelaide.[2][1]
Whilst working in the Department of External Territories, Galvin served in Papua New Guinea.[1]
In 1982, Galvin was appointed as a Deputy Secretary in the Department of Home Affairs and Environment. He was appointed Secretary of the Department in July 1984, having acted in the role since February that year.[3] A departmental reshuffle in December 1984 saw him transitioning to become Secretary of the Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment.[4]
Galvin retired from the public service in 1988, and moved to Brisbane with his wife Dr Lenore Manderson who had been appointed to a position at the University of Queensland.[2]
Awards[edit]
In January 1991, Galvin was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his services to heritage, the arts and the Public Service.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Coyle, Kerry (17 November 1985). "Treading the boards with Pat Galvin". The Canberra Times. p. 18.
- ^ a b c "Former Arts Department head quits PS". The Canberra Times. 27 November 1987. p. 7.
Mr Pat Galvin... will retire from the Public Service on March 17 next year—his 55th birthday
- ^ CA 3068: Department of Home Affairs and Environment, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 5 April 2015
- ^ CA 4131: Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 December 2013
- ^ "Search Australian Honours: GALVIN, Patrick John, Member of the Order of Australia", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 5 April 2015