Bruce MacDonald is a former senior Australian public servant best known for his time as
Secretary
A secretary, administrative assistant, executive assistant, personal secretary, or other similar titles is an individual whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, program evalu ...
of the
Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism
The Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism was an Government of Australia, Australian government department that existed between March 1983 and July 1987.
History
The Department was one of three new Departments established by the ...
.
Biography
From 1971 to 1977, MacDonald was Secretary of the Public Service Board.
In 1983, he was appointed as permanent head of the new
Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism
The Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism was an Government of Australia, Australian government department that existed between March 1983 and July 1987.
History
The Department was one of three new Departments established by the ...
.
In 1986, MacDonald was said to have been tipped by insiders for the position of
Commonwealth Ombudsman, but media reported that opposition was strong to any appointment of a bureaucrat to the position, and MacDonald stayed in his Secretary position. MacDonald was moved in 1987 instead for a senior position in the Data Protection Agency.
In May 1988, MacDonald was appointed special consultant to the
.
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Australian public servants