Background
Podger was born 6 November 1948.
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Andrew Podger
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Education
University of Sydney.
Career
He is currently the Professor of Public Policy at the Australian National University. Podger began his Commonwealth Public Service career in 1968 as a Cadet at the Australian Bureau of Statistics. After his time as a statistician he moved to the Department of Social Security, where he stayed between 1978 and 1982.
In 1982 he joined the Department of Finance.
In 1990 Podger went on to hold the position of Deputy Secretary in charge of Acquisition and Logistics in the Department of Defence, where he stayed until 1993. He was appointed Secretary of the Department of the Arts and Administrative Services in 1993, and then transferred to the Department of Administrative Services for a short time in 1994.
He was appointed Secretary of the Department of Housing and Regional Development in April 1994. He then became Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Services in 1996 (later Health and Aged Care.
He then was appointed the Public Service Commissioner in 2002, a role he continued until 2004 when he agreed to head a Task Force in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to examine how to improve the delivery of health services.
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Officer of the Order of Australia Podger was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) in 2004.
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service.The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service.