Alan Rose
AO
Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department
In office
1989–1994
Secretary of the Department of Community Services
In office
4 March 1986 – 24 July 1987
Personal details
Born
Alan Douglas Rose

(1944-05-03)3 May 1944
NationalityAustralia Australian
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
London School of Economics
OccupationPublic servant

Alan Douglas Rose AO (born 3 May 1944) is a former senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department between 1989 and 1994.

Life and career

Alan Rose was born in Brisbane on 3 May 1944.[1] He was educated at state schools: Rainworth Primary School; and Indooroopilly High School.[1] He later attended the University of Queensland, where he earned a BA in 1966 and an LLB(Hons) in 1969, and the London School of Economics, where he earned an LLM in 1979.[2]

From 1986 to 1987, Rose was Secretary of the Department of Community Services.[3][1] In the 1987 public service restructure, when all Australian Government departments were reorganised into 16 "super-ministries", Rose was named Associate Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department.[1] He was promoted to become the Department's Secretary in 1989.[1]

In May 1994, Rose left his Secretary role and was appointed President of the Australian Law Reform Commission.[4][5]

Rose joined law firm HWL Ebsworth as a consultant in 2011.[6] The same year, he was also appointed Chair of the Defence Honours and Awards Tribunal.[1]

Awards

Rose was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 1994 for service to public administration, particularly through service to the Attorney-General's Department.[7]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mr Alan Rose AO, Australian Government Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal, archived from the original on 4 February 2014, retrieved 28 February 2014
  2. ↑ "Alan Rose" (PDF). The Order of Australia.
  3. ↑ CA 4133: Department of Community Services, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 30 December 2013, retrieved 28 February 2014
  4. ↑ Alan Rose AO, Australian Law Reform Commission, 18 July 2012, archived from the original on 14 February 2014
  5. ↑ Keating, Paul (11 May 1994). "Statement by the Prime Minister" (Press release). Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "HWL Ebsworth nabs three government lawyers". Lawyers Weekly. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Search Australian Honours: ROSE, Alan Douglas, Australian Government, archived from the original on 28 February 2014

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