Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (Australia)

Chief of Staff to the
Prime Minister of Australia
Incumbent
Tim Gartrell
since 23 May 2022
Prime Minister's Office
SeatAustralian Parliament House
AppointerPrime Minister of Australia
PrecursorPrincipal Private Secretary
Formation1972
First holderPeter Wilenski
Websitewww.pm.gov.au

The Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Australia is the principal adviser and head of the Prime Minister's Office.[1] The position of Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Australia was formally created by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in 1972 to run the political and private office of the Prime Minister.[2][3][4]

Powers and responsibilities

The Chief of Staff is directly responsible to the Prime Minister for the management of the Prime Minister's Office and for the coordination of strategic and policy priorities.[5]

List of Chiefs of Staff

Name Term of office Prime Minister
Peter Wilenski ? ? Whitlam
Tony Eggleton ? ? Fraser
David Kemp 1981 1981 Fraser
Sandy Hollway 1988 1990 Hawke
Dennis Richardson 1990 1991 Hawke
Don Russell 1991 1993 Keating
Allan Hawke 1993 1996 Keating
Nicole Feely 1996 1997 Howard
Grahame Morris 1997 1997 Howard
Arthur Sinodinos 1997 2007 Howard
David Epstein 2007 2008 Rudd
Alister Jordan 2008 2010 Rudd
Amanda Lampe 2010 2011 Gillard
Ben Hubbard 2011 2013 Gillard
Peta Credlin 2013 2015 Abbott
Drew Clarke 2015 2017 Turnbull
Greg Moriarty 2017 2017 Turnbull
Peter Woolcott 2017 2018 Turnbull
John Kunkel 2018 2022 Morrison
Tim Gartrell 2022 Incumbent Albanese

See also

References

  1. ^ [The Gatekeepers: Lessons from prime ministers’ chiefs of staff] RAW Rhodes and Anne Tiernan. Melbourne University Press 2014
  2. ^ The Prime Ministers’ Chiefs The Wheeler Centre 2014
  3. ^ [1] Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
  4. ^ The Pivot of Power: Australian Prime Ministers and Political Leadership, 1949–2016 Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
  5. ^ "What does the PM's chief of staff really do? - Between The Lines - ABC Radio National". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Further reading

  • Rhodes, R.A.W.; Tiernan, Anne (2014). The Gatekeepers: Lessons from prime ministers' chiefs of staff. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 9780522866513.
  • Strangio, Paul; 't Hart, Paul; Walter, James (2017). The Pivot of Power: Australian Prime Ministers and Political Leadership, 1949-2016. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 9780522868746.
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