Dr Martin Parkinson AC PSM |
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Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
Assumed office 23 January 2016 |
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16th Secretary of the Department of the Treasury | |
In office 7 March 2011 – 12 December 2014 |
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Secretary of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency | |
In office 8 March 2010 – 7 March 2011 |
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Secretary of the Department of Climate Change | |
In office 3 December 2007 – 8 March 2010 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Martin Lee Parkinson 26 September 1958 Stawell, Victoria, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse(s) | Heather Smith |
Alma mater |
University of Adelaide; Australian National University; Princeton University |
Profession | Public Servant Economist |
Martin Lee Parkinson AC PSM (born 26 September 1958) is a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of the Treasury between March 2011 and December 2014. On 3 December 2015 it was announced that he would return to the public service as Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Parkinson graduated with honours from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Economics. He completed his Masters in Economics at the Australian National University in 1983 and his Masters in Arts in 1988, also at the Australian National University. He completed his Ph.D in 1990 at Princeton University.
Parkinson has previously served as the inaugural Secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, an International Monetary Fund official, and an advisor to former Australian Treasurer, John Dawkins.
Between 2011 and 2015, Parkinson was Secretary of the Department of the Treasury.
Parkinson was awarded the Public Service Medal on 26 January 2008. He was also a recipient of the inaugural Australian National University Alumnus of the Year Award on 9 March 2013. In 2017 Parkinson was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for eminent service to the Australian community through leadership in public sector roles, to innovative government administration and high level program delivery, to the development of economic policy, and to climate change strategy.