Tony Blunn Explained

Tony Blunn
Office1:Secretary of the Department of the Capital Territory
Term Start1:10 August 1981
Term End1:11 March 1983
Term Start2:11 March 1983
Term End2:3 May 1983
Office3:Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction
Term Start3:2 May 1983
Term End3:24 July 1987
Office4:Secretary of the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories
Term Start4:24 July 1987
Term End4:27 December 1991
Office5:Secretary of the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories
Term Start5:27 December 1991
Term End5:24 March 1993
Office6:Secretary of the Department of Social Security
Term Start6:24 March 1993
Term End6:5 February 1998
Office7:Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department
Term Start7:1998
Term End7:17 December 1999
Birth Name:Anthony Stuart Blunn
Occupation:Public servant
Nationality: Australian
Children:3[1]

Anthony Stuart "Tony" Blunn (born 1936) is a retired Australian senior public servant.

Life and career

Tony Blunn was born in 1936.

He joined the Australian Public Service at the age of 21, after four years with a firm of solicitors in Melbourne.[2]

In 1979 Blunn took a position in the Department of Finance, in an area linked with works, mainland Territories, defence and other areas.[3] He moved to the Department of Business and Consumer Affairs in 1980,[4] and was appointed to his first permanent Secretary role in 1981 as head of the Department of the Capital Territory.

Blunn was appointed Secretary of the Attorney General's Department in 1998, replacing Stephen Skehill who resigned from the role.[5]

Blunn retired from the public service in December 1999.[6]

In 2000 Blunn was appointed chairman of the company in charge of managing Bruce Stadium.[7]

Awards and honours

In January 1989 Blunn was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to the public service.

Blunn Island, in Antarctica, is named after Blunn, who was responsible for Australia's Antarctic program between 1987 and 1993.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Tony Blunn To End 40-year PS Career. The Canberra Times. Verona. Burgess. Verona Burgess. 9 November 1999. Fairfax Media.
  2. News: Mr Tony Blunn: Returning to meet the challenges facing the ACT. Stephen. Payne. 5 June 1981. 2. The Canberra Times.
  3. News: Tony Blunn moving on to post in Finance. Ross. Andrews. The Canberra Times. 22 March 1979. 1.
  4. News: The Canberra Times. Top two are no strangers to job. Rod. Campbell. 24 July 1987. 3.
  5. News: The Age. Phillip. Hudson. 31 December 1997. Public Service reshuffle.
  6. NEW SECRETARY OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. John. Howard. John Howard. 24 January 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201015952/http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=11274. 1 February 2014.
  7. News: The Canberra Times. Former Public Servant To Be Bruce Chairman. 9 February 2000. 2. Fairfax Media.
  8. News: CC: Lovely sign of nostalgia. 17 January 2013. City News. 10 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130510105823/http://citynews.com.au/2013/canberra-confidential-lovely-sign-of-nostalgia/.