Alan Rose (public servant) explained

Alan Rose
Office1:Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department
Term Start1:1989
Term End1:1994
Office2:Secretary of the Department of Community Services
Term Start2:4 March 1986
Term End2:24 July 1987
Birth Name:Alan Douglas Rose
Birth Date:3 May 1944
Occupation:Public servant
Nationality: Australian
Alma Mater:University of Queensland
London School of Economics

Alan Douglas Rose (born 3 May 1944) is a former senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department between 1989 and 1994.

Life and career

Alan Rose was born in Brisbane on 3 May 1944. He was educated at state schools: Rainworth Primary School and Indooroopilly High School. He later attended the University of Queensland, where he earned a BA in 1966 and an LLB(Hons) in 1969, and the London School of Economics, where he earned an LLM in 1979.[1]

From 1986 to 1987, Rose was Secretary of the Department of Community Services. In the 1987 public service restructure, when all Australian Government departments were reorganised into 16 "super-ministries", Rose was named Associate Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department. He was promoted to become the Department's Secretary in 1989.

In May 1994, Rose left his Secretary role and was appointed President of the Australian Law Reform Commission.[2]

Rose joined law firm HWL Ebsworth as a consultant in 2011.[3] The same year, he was also appointed Chair of the Defence Honours and Awards Tribunal.

Awards

Rose was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 1994 for service to public administration, particularly through service to the Attorney-General's Department.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alan Rose. The Order of Australia.
  2. Statement by the Prime Minister. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228093616/http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=9225. 28 February 2014. Paul. Keating. Paul Keating. 11 May 1994.
  3. News: HWL Ebsworth nabs three government lawyers. 1 November 2011. 28 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228084917/http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/appointments/hwl-ebsworth-nabs-three-government-lawyers. Lawyers Weekly.