Alan Rose (public 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.

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

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. 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

References
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