| Post: | Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Australia |
| Incumbent: | Tim Gartrell |
| Incumbentsince: | 23 May 2022 |
| Department: | Prime Minister's Office |
| Seat: | Australian Parliament House |
| Appointer: | Prime Minister of Australia |
| Precursor: | Principal Private Secretary |
| Formation: | 1972 |
| Website: | www.pm.gov.au |
The Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Australia is the principal adviser and head of the Prime Minister's Office.[1] The position of Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Australia was formally created by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in 1972 to run the political and private office of the Prime Minister.[2] [3] [4]
The Chief of Staff is directly responsible to the Prime Minister for the management of the Prime Minister's Office and for the coordination of strategic and policy priorities.[5]
| Name | Term of office | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | ? | Whitlam | ||
| Tony Eggleton | ? | ? | Fraser | |
| David Kemp | 1981 | 1981 | Fraser | |
| Sandy Hollway | 1988 | 1990 | Hawke | |
| Dennis Richardson | 1990 | 1991 | Hawke | |
| Don Russell | 1991 | 1993 | Keating | |
| 1993 | 1996 | Keating | ||
| Nicole Feely | 1996 | 1997 | Howard | |
| Grahame Morris | 1997 | 1997 | Howard | |
| 1997 | 2007 | Howard | ||
| David Epstein | 2007 | 2008 | Rudd | |
| Alister Jordan | 2008 | 2010 | Rudd | |
| Amanda Lampe | 2010 | 2011 | Gillard | |
| Ben Hubbard | 2011 | 2013 | Gillard | |
| Peta Credlin | 2013 | 2015 | Abbott | |
| Drew Clarke | 2015 | 2017 | Turnbull | |
| Greg Moriarty | 2017 | 2017 | Turnbull | |
| Peter Woolcott | 2017 | 2018 | Turnbull | |
| John Kunkel | 2018 | 2022 | Morrison | |
| Tim Gartrell | 2022 | Incumbent | Albanese | |