Ken Henry (Australian public servant)
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Dr Ken Henry AC |
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| 15th Secretary of the Department of the Treasury | |
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In office 27 April 2001 – 7 March 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Ted Evans |
| Succeeded by | Martin Parkinson |
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| Born |
Kenneth Ross Henry 27 November 1957 Taree, New South Wales |
| Nationality |
 Australian |
| Alma mater |
University of New South Wales, University of Canterbury (PhD) |
| Profession | Economist |
Dr. Kenneth Ross "Ken" Henry AC (born 27 November 1957 in Taree, New South Wales) is an Australian economist and public servant. He served as the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury from 2001 to 2011, first appointed by Liberal Party Treasurer Peter Costello in April 2001, reappointed by Costello in 2006, and retained by the Rudd government. He chaired the Australia's Future Tax System Review, informally known as the Henry Tax Review, that was published in 2010. He retired in March 2011, and on 1 June 2011 was appointed as Special Advisor to the Prime Minister. He chaired the committee which produced a White Paper on "Australia in the Asian Century", released in mid-2012. Henry is currently the Chairman of the National Australia Bank, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Sir Roland Wilson Foundation at the Australian National University.
Ken Henry studied economics at the University of New South Wales, graduating in 1979. After, he lectured in economics at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand while studying for his Doctor of Philosophy degree at the same institution. From September 1986 to June 1991, Dr Henry worked as a senior adviser to the Labor Treasurer, Paul Keating, providing advice on taxation policy and administration, retirement incomes policy, industry policy and microeconomic reform (including telecommunications reform). In June 1991 he returned to the Treasury, becoming head of the Microeconomic Modelling Unit. In July 1992 he took up the position of Minister-Counsellor (Economic and Financial Affairs) in the Australian Delegation to the OECD in Paris. During this time, he has served as an Australian representative to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (1992–94). He was the Treasury department secretary from April 2001 until March 2011; and therefore an ex-officio member of the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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