Mike Taylor (public servant)

Mike Taylor AO
Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
In office 3 December 2007 – March 2009
Secretary of the Department of Transport and Regional Services
In office 2004 – 3 December 2007
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
In office 23 November 2001 – 26 October 2004
Personal details
Born	Michael John Taylor
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Melbourne University of New England
Occupation	Public servant

Michael John "Mike" Taylor AO is a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker. He is currently an Independent Director of the Bushfire CRC.

Mike Taylor grew up in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1970 he completed his Bachelor of Agricultural Science having studied at the University of Melbourne.

Taylor took his first job with the Victorian Department of Agriculture in 1971. With the support of a cadetship from the Department, he completed a graduate Diploma in Agriculture Economics, attained from the University of New England in 1972.

In the 1980s, Taylor worked at the Australian Dairy Industry Council.

He was Secretary of the Victorian State Government Department of Agriculture, prior to his appointment as Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

In 2004, Taylor moved from the Agriculture department to the Department of Transport and Regional Services (later Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government). There he assumed responsibility for implementing several initiatives to upgrade maritime, aviation and land transport security.

Taylor retired from the Australian Public Service in 2009, amid rumours of a falling out with the Rudd Government.

In the years since he was a departmental secretary, Taylor has taken up several board positions, including as an Independent Director for the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre, and as chairman of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.

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