Wilfred James "Bill" Gray
| Bill Gray AM | |
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| Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs | |
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In office 1 December 1988 – 4 March 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wilfred James Gray |
| Nationality |
 Australian |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Wilfred James "Bill" Gray AM is a former senior Australian public servant, and specialist in Aboriginal affairs.
From 1987-88 he was Chairman of the Australian and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) Task Force, and was Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs between 1988 and 1990.[1] He was the inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission CEO between 1990–91.[2]
Between 1995 and 2000 he was the Commissioner of the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).[3] Since his retirement in 2000, he has published academic reports on Aboriginal matters,[2] and assisted the Federal Government on investigations into indigenous programs.[4]
References
- ↑ CA 1476: Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 December 2013
- 1 2 CAEPR Discussion Paper No. 282/2006 (PDF), Australian National University, 2006
- ↑ AEC Handbook, Australian Electoral Commission, 2004
- ↑ COAG Trial Evaluation - Wadeye (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Perkins |
Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs 1988 – 1990 |
Department abolished |
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