Gregory Frank Taylor is a retired Australian senior public servant; he was head of the

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between 1993 and 1996. From 1997 to 2000 Taylor was executive director at the

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Career

Taylor was appointed to his first

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role at the head of the

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in 1989. In 1993, he shifted to the

, and in 1996 to the Department of Industry, Science and Tourism. He was moved on from his role at the Department of Industry, Science and Tourism by the

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at the end of 1996. After leaving the

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, Taylor was appointed an executive director at the

(IMF). He started in the role just ahead of the

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. During his time at the IMF he represented the interests of Australia and a number of other countries, including Papua New Guinea. He completed his term on 31 October 2000.

Awards and honours

In June 1995, Taylor was appointed an

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for public service to the development of economic and social policy. The

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named the Greg Taylor Scholarships in honour of Taylor; the scholarships make research opportunities available at the Development Policy Centre to emerging scholars of Papua New Guinea and the Pacific.

References

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