This article is about Geoff Miller the former Australian Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry. Not to be confused with Geoff Miller (diplomat).
As an associate secretary of the Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Miller bid for the position of Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation.[9] He was defeated in a ballot for the position by 90 votes to 72 votes.[10] The Australian Government spent more than $500,000 on the unsuccessful campaign to have Miller appointed to the position.[11] Miller retired from the public service in February 1994.[12]
Miller was awarded Man of the Year in Australian Agriculture in 1978.[1]
In June 1993, Miller was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to primary industry, particularly in the area of agricultural economics and to international relations.[14]
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^ abcd"2004 AARES Distinguished Fellow: Geoffrey Lee Miller", Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 48 (3): 389–390, 1 September 2004, doi:10.1111/j.1467-8489.2004.00252.x
^Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "MILLER (Geoff) Geoffrey Lee". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.