Alan Carmody
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Sir Alan Carmody CBE |
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| Secretary of the Department of Customs and Excise | |
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In office 12 May 1966 – 27 March 1975 |
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| Secretary of the Department of Police and Customs | |
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In office 27 March 1975 – 12 October 1975 |
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| Secretary of the Department of Business and Consumer Affairs | |
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In office 12 October 1975 – 11 August 1976 |
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| Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
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In office 1 October 1976 – 12 April 1978 |
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| Preceded by | John Menadue |
| Succeeded by | Sir Geoffrey Yeend |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Alan Thomas Carmody 8 September 1920 Malvern, Victoria |
| Died | 12 April 1978 (aged 57) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Nationality |
 Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Mary Brennan |
| Children | 3 sons, 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | Canberra University College; University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Sir Alan Thomas Carmody CBE (8 September 1920 – 12 April 1978) was an Australian public servant and government official, who was knighted for his contributions.
Carmody was born at Malvern, a suburb of Melbourne, in Victoria. His father, Thomas Carmody, worked as a telephone mechanic for the Postmaster-General's Department and was later awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and Bar for bravery in World War I. Alan Carmody attended St Patrick's College, Goulburn, New South Wales. Aged 16, he joined the Commonwealth Public Service on 18 March 1937 as a clerk for the Department of Trade and Customs in Canberra.
Carmody enlisted in 1940 in the Citizen Air Force of the Royal Australian Air Force. He was commissioned in February 1943, serving as a radar officer and was demobbed in 1945. He studied at the Canberra University College and graduated from the University of Melbourne with degrees in Arts (1946), Commerce (1947) and a Masters of Commerce (1950).
During various stages of Carmody's career, he worked within the Department of Trade and Customs; the Tariff Board; the Department of Trade where he was Deputy-Secretary; the Department of Customs and Excise as Comptroller-General; the Department of Customs and Excise (later Department of Police and Customs) as Head; the Department of Business and Consumer Affairs as Secretary and Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
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