Malcolm Shepherd CMG, ISO |
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Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department | |
In office 1 January 1912 – 27 January 1921 |
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Succeeded by | Percy Deane |
Secretary of the Department of Defence | |
In office 1927–1937 |
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Preceded by | Thomas Trumble |
Succeeded by | Sir Frederick Shedden |
Personal details | |
Born |
Cambewarra, New South Wales |
27 October 1873
Died | 25 June 1960 East Melbourne, Victoria |
(aged 86)
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse(s) | Edith Nina Adelaide Dimelow (m. 1899; d. 1915) Linda Hazel Hopetoun Gill (m. 1917) |
Occupation | Public servant |
Malcolm Lindsay Shepherd CMG, ISO (27 October 1873 – 25 June 1960) was a senior Australian public servant. From 1904 to 1911 he served as the private secretary to four Australian prime ministers, (Alfred Deakin, Chris Watson, George Reid and Andrew Fisher), prior to being appointed as the inaugural Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department (1911–1921). He subsequently served as official secretary of the Commonwealth of Australia in London (1921–1927) and Secretary of the Department of Defence (1927–1937).