Noel Tanzer
| Noel Tanzer AC | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of the Arts and Administrative Services | |
| In office 24 March 1993 – 19 December 1993 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services | |
| In office 1 March 1989 – 24 March 1993 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs | |
| In office 18 December 1986 – 1 March 1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Noel John Tanzer 16 November 1931 |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Noel John Tanzer AC (born 16 November 1931) is a retired senior Australian public servant and policymaker.
Background and early life
Noel Tanzer was born on 16 November 1931.[1]
Career
Tanzer began his career in the Commonwealth Public Service in 1949, serving for 17 years in Brisbane.[2]
Tanzer was appointed Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs in 1986.[3]
He moved to the Department of Administrative Services in 1989.[4] His task was to have the department operate in accordance with commercial principles.[5] He restructured 17 separate departmental units into four programs, and offered redundancy packages to downsize the department.[5]
Tanzer retired from the public service in 1993, his final appointment was as Secretary of the Department of the Arts and Administrative Services.[6]
In 1994, Tanzer was appointed as a consultant to the law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques.[7]
Awards
Tanzer was made a companion of the Order of Australia in 1994.[8]
References
- ↑ CP 691: Noel John TANZER AC, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 28 January 2014
- ↑ Tanzer, Noel (1998). Interview with Noel Tanzer, Secretary of the Dept. of Administrative Services and Head of the Inquiry into the Tendering for the Demolition of Royal Canberra Hospital. Interview with John Farquharson.
- ↑ "Major PS appointments announced by Hawke". The Canberra Times. 19 December 1986. p. 3. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
- ↑ Hawke, Robert (27 February 1989). "Unknown" (Press release). Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Chapter 8: A more commercial approach: 1983 –1990", Going the extra mile: A history of the Commonwealth Car Service 1910–2010, Department of Finance and Deregulation, p. 130, ISBN 978-1-921600-56-2, archived from the original on 20 January 2014
- ↑ Keating, Paul (13 December 1993). "STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON PJ KEATING MP PUBLIC SERVICE APPOINTMENTS" (Press release). Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
- ↑ "Tanzer moves from public service to legal service". The Canberra Times. 18 April 1994. p. 13. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
- ↑ Search Australian Honours: TANZER, Noel John, Australian Government
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services |
Secretary of the Department of the Arts and Administrative Services 1993 |
Succeeded by Andrew Podger |
| Preceded by Tony Blunn as Secretary of the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories | ||
| Preceded by Graham Glenn |
Secretary of the Department of Administrative Services 1989 - 1993 |
Succeeded by Himself as Secretary of the Department of the Arts and Administrative Services |
| Preceded by Derek Volker |
Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs 1986 - 1989 |
Succeeded by Lionel Woodward |