Anthony Stuart "Tony" Blunn AO (born 1936) is an Australian retired senior public servant.
Tony Blunn | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of the Capital Territory | |
| In office 10 August 1981 – 11 March 1983 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Territories and Local Government | |
| In office 11 March 1983 – 3 May 1983 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction | |
| In office 2 May 1983 – 24 July 1987 | |
| Secretary of the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories | |
| In office 24 July 1987 – 27 December 1991 | |
| Secretary of the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories | |
| In office 27 December 1991 – 24 March 1993 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Social Security | |
| In office 24 March 1993 – 5 February 1998 | |
| Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department | |
| In office 1998 – 17 December 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Stuart Blunn 1936 (age 87–88) |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Children | 3[1] |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Life and career
editTony Blunn was born in 1936.[2]
He joined the Australian Public Service at the age of 21, after four years with a firm of solicitors in Melbourne.[3]
In 1979 Blunn took a position in the Department of Finance, in an area linked with works, mainland Territories, defence and other areas.[4] He moved to the Department of Business and Consumer Affairs in 1980,[5] and was appointed to his first permanent Secretary role in 1981 as head of the Department of the Capital Territory.[6]
Blunn was appointed Secretary of the Attorney General's Department in 1998, replacing Stephen Skehill who resigned from the role.[7]
Blunn retired from the public service in December 1999.[8]
In 2000, Blunn was appointed chairman of the company in charge of managing Bruce Stadium.[9]
Awards and honours
editIn January 1989, Blunn was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to the public service.[10]
Blunn Island, in Antarctica, is named after Blunn, who was responsible for Australia's Antarctic program between 1987 and 1993.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ Burgess, Verona (9 November 1999). "Tony Blunn To End 40-year PS Career". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media.
- ^ Blunn, Tony (1936-), National Library of Australia, retrieved 1 February 2014
- ^ Payne, Stephen (5 June 1981). "Mr Tony Blunn: Returning to meet the challenges facing the ACT". The Canberra Times. p. 2.
- ^ Andrews, Ross (22 March 1979). "Tony Blunn moving on to post in Finance". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
- ^ Campbell, Rod (24 July 1987). "Top two are no strangers to job". The Canberra Times. p. 3.
- ^ CA 1477: Department of the Capital Territory, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 February 2014
- ^ Hudson, Phillip (31 December 1997). "Public Service reshuffle". The Age.
- ^ Howard, John (24 January 2000). "NEW SECRETARY OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT" (Press release). Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Former Public Servant To Be Bruce Chairman". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. 9 February 2000. p. 2.
- ^ Search Australian Honours: BLUNN, Anthony Stuart, Australian Government
- ^ "CC: Lovely sign of nostalgia". City News. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013.
- ^ Name Details: Blunn Island (Australian Antarctic Gazetteer), Australian Antarctic Data Centre, archived from the original on 1 February 2014