Rosemary Therese Huxtable AO PSM is a retired senior Australian public servant. She was the Secretary of the Department of Finance from December 2016 to August 2022.
Rosemary Huxtable | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Finance | |
| In office 22 December 2016 – 8 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jane Halton |
| Succeeded by | Jenny Wilkinson |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Occupation | Public servant |
From 2010 to 2013, Huxtable was a Deputy Secretary in the Department of Health and Ageing.[1] She moved to the Department of Finance in 2013, also as a Deputy Secretary.[2][3] In her finance department role, Huxtable played a key role developing several Australian federal budgets.[4]
When former Finance Secretary Jane Halton stood down in 2016, Huxtable was promoted to act as head of the agency, having been recommended to the role by the Prime Minister.[5][6] She was appointed permanently to the role after it being recommended by the Prime Minister in December 2016.[7] She retired on 8 August 2022.[8]
Awards and honours
editHuxtable was awarded a Public Service Medal in 2005. She was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to public administration through leadership roles in the areas of health and finance, and to strategic policy reform".[9]
References
edit- ^ Department of Finance (2013), Incoming Government Brief: Minister for Finance (PDF), Australian Government, p. 7, archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2017, retrieved 9 January 2017
- ^ Department of Finance, The Secretary: Rosemary Huxtable, PSM, Australian Government, retrieved 9 January 2017
- ^ Cormann, Mathias (22 December 2016). "New Finance Secretary" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017.
- ^ Burdon, Daniel (22 December 2016). "PM recommends second senior female public servant in a row to lead Finance Department". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Finance dept gets another female boss". Herald Sun. News Corp. Australian Associated Press. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ Easton, Stephen (22 December 2016). "PM asks Rosemary Huxtable to stick around as Finance chief". The Mandarin. Private Media.
- ^ Turnbull, Malcolm (22 December 2016). "Appointment of Secretary of the Department of Finance" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ Gallagher, Katy (8 August 2022). "Statement on the retirement of Rosemary Huxtable PSM" (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "King's Birthday 2023 Honours - the full list". Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.