John Menadue
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John Menadue AO |
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| Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
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In office 1 February 1975 – 30 September 1976 |
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| Preceded by | Sir John Bunting |
| Succeeded by | Alan Carmody |
| Personal details | |
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John Laurence Menadue 8 February 1935 South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Cynthia née Trowbridge (d.1984) |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Occupation | Public servant |
| Website | http://www.johnmenadue.com/ |
John Laurence Menadue AO (born 8 February 1935) is an Australian businessman and public commentator, and formerly a senior public servant and diplomat.
Menadue was born in South Australia on 8 February 1935, the son of a Methodist minister, and was raised in that faith. He later converted to Catholicism. He attended 12 schools, and had lived in 17 houses by the age of 22. He graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1956 with a Bachelor of Economics.
From March 1960 to October 1967 Menadue was private secretary to Gough Whitlam, deputy leader of the Labor Opposition in the federal parliament (Whitlam became leader in February 1967). In 1966 Menadue stood unsuccessfully as Labor candidate for the NSW federal seat of Hume. After leaving Whitlam's employ, he moved into the private sector for seven years as general manager at News Limited, publisher of The Australian.
Menadue was head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet from 1974 to 1976, working under prime ministers Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser. He was closely involved in the events of 11 November 1975, when Whitlam was dismissed by the Governor-General.
He was Australian Ambassador to Japan from 1976 to 1980.
Menadue returned to Australia in 1980 to take up the position of Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs. In March 1983, he became Secretary of the Department of the Special Minister of State. He was appointed Secretary of the Department of Trade in December 1983.
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