Lindsay Duthie | |
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Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry | |
In office 23 April 1980 – 10 February 1986 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lindsay Percival Duthie Wiluna, Western Australia |
Nationality |
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Spouse | Joan [1] |
Occupation | Public servant |
Lindsay Percival Duthie AM is a former senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry, between 1980 and 1986.
Lindsay Duthie was born in the early 1930s in Wiluna, Western Australia. [2]
He joined the Commonwealth Public Service in 1951 in the Department of Trade and Customs. [2] In 1976, he was appointed Deputy Secretary in the Department of Trade and Resources. [2]
Duthie was appointed Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry in April 1980. [2] [3]
In 1986, in the departmental reshuffle, [4] Duthie was removed as head of the Primary Industry Department, [5] going on to become Special Trade Representative of Australia to Europe between 1986 and 1990. [6]
Duthie was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in January 1992, in recognition of his service to international trade. [7]
Nor is the likely appointment of the present Primary Industry head, Mr Lindsay Duthie, to an "economic" ambassadorship to be seen as a way of shifting him sideways. Mr Duthie's expertise is in trade-related areas, and it is in this area, especially in relation to the EEC's Common Agricultural Policy, that primary producers are suffering most. An appointment, say as an Ambassador to the EEC, would be making good use of his abilities without any downgrading.
Lindsay Duthie | |
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Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry | |
In office 23 April 1980 – 10 February 1986 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lindsay Percival Duthie Wiluna, Western Australia |
Nationality |
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Spouse | Joan [1] |
Occupation | Public servant |
Lindsay Percival Duthie AM is a former senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry, between 1980 and 1986.
Lindsay Duthie was born in the early 1930s in Wiluna, Western Australia. [2]
He joined the Commonwealth Public Service in 1951 in the Department of Trade and Customs. [2] In 1976, he was appointed Deputy Secretary in the Department of Trade and Resources. [2]
Duthie was appointed Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry in April 1980. [2] [3]
In 1986, in the departmental reshuffle, [4] Duthie was removed as head of the Primary Industry Department, [5] going on to become Special Trade Representative of Australia to Europe between 1986 and 1990. [6]
Duthie was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in January 1992, in recognition of his service to international trade. [7]
Nor is the likely appointment of the present Primary Industry head, Mr Lindsay Duthie, to an "economic" ambassadorship to be seen as a way of shifting him sideways. Mr Duthie's expertise is in trade-related areas, and it is in this area, especially in relation to the EEC's Common Agricultural Policy, that primary producers are suffering most. An appointment, say as an Ambassador to the EEC, would be making good use of his abilities without any downgrading.