Greg Tegart

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Greg Tegart

AM FTSE
Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology
In office
24 December 1981 – 13 December 1984
Secretary of the Department of Science
In office
13 December 1984 – 24 July 1987
Personal details
Born
William John McGregor Tegart

(1929-03-27) 27 March 1929 (age 92)
NationalityAustralia Australian
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
RMIT University
University of Sheffield
OccupationAcademic and public servant

William John McGregor "Greg" Tegart AM FTSE was a senior Australian public servant. He is currently an adjunct professor at Victoria University.

Early life[]

Greg Tegart was born on 27 March 1929.[1] He was educated at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, University of Melbourne and University of Sheffield.[1]

Career[]

Tegart first joined the Australian Public Service in 1947 as Laboratory Assistant and Technical Officer with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.[1]

He was appointed Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology in 1981.[2]

Tegart retired from the public service in 1993.[3]

Awards and honours[]

In June 1990, Tegart was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to science and technology.[4]

Tegart is a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Biographical entry: Tegart, William John McGregor (1929 - )", Encyclopedia of Australian Science, National Library of Australia, archived from the original on 22 January 2014
  2. ^ "New Secretary named". The Canberra Times. 12 December 1981. p. 3. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014.
  3. ^ Smart technology for healthy longevity: Report of a study by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (PDF), The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, May 2010, p. v, ISBN 978 1 921388 11 8, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2013
  4. ^ Search Australian Honours: TEGART, William John McGregor, Australian Government, archived from the original on 18 March 2014
  5. ^ Prof. Greg Tegart, Adjunct Professor, Victoria University Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, archived from the original on 13 July 2013
Government offices
Preceded by
John Farrands
Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology
1981 – 1984
Succeeded by
Himself
as Secretary of the Department of Science
Preceded by
Himself
as Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology
Secretary of the Department of Science
1984 – 1987
Department abolished


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