David Marcus Rosalky (born 26 May 1946) is an academic and a retired senior Australian public servant. He is currently a visiting fellow at the Crawford School of Economics and Government at the Australian National University in Canberra.
David Rosalky | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Industrial Relations | |
| In office 1 February 1995 – 18 July 1997 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business | |
| In office 18 July 1997 – 5 February 1998 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Social Security | |
| In office 5 February 1998 – 21 October 1998 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Family and Community Services | |
| In office 21 October 1998 – 26 November 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1946 |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney Australian National University |
| Occupation | Public servant Academic |
Background and early life edit
David Rosalky was born in Sydney on 26 May 1946. He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School and Sydney University.[1][2]
Career edit
Rosalky began his Australian Public Service career in the Department of Defence.[3]
From 1978 to 1980, Rosalky was a senior advisor in the economic division of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.[3] Between 1980 and 1983, Rosalky was Senior Private Secretary to Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.[4] Media reported that their sources told them Rosalky had not applied for his new position but had rather been asked to take it.[5]
In September 1992 Rosalky was appointed ACT Under-Treasurer.[6] In July 1994 he was appointed Secretary of the ACT Government Chief Minister's Department.[7][8]
Rosalky was appointed to his first Australian Government Secretary role in 1995, as head of the Department of Industrial Relations (later Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business.[4][9] His move back to the federal public service was reportedly engineered within three days.[10]
Prime Minister John Howard shifted Rosalky from the Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business to a new role as head of the Department of Social Security in early 1998.[11] Later that year, the Department was transitioned to become the Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS) and it grew to take on functions from other departments and agencies.[4]
Rosalky retired from the public service in 2001, announcing his departure from the service while FaCS was in caretaker mode prior to the 2001 federal election.[12]
References edit
- ^ NSBHS Leaving Certificate 1962
- ^ Curriculum Vitae (PDF), Australian National University, February 2010, archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2014
- ^ a b Burgess, Verona (16 September 1992). "Under Treasurer Rosalky 'committed to Canberra'". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 3.
- ^ a b c Dr David Rosalky, Department of Family and Community Services, 6 February 2001, archived from the original on 21 March 2001
- ^ Bachelard, Michael (9 July 1994). "Winners and losers as game of musical chairs ends". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 10.
- ^ "Hot challenge for public service supremacy". The Canberra Times. ACT. 20 September 1992. p. 9.
- ^ Bachelard, Michael (9 July 1994). "New ACT head cool about the hot seat". The Canberra Times. p. 10. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014.
- ^ Bachelard, Michael (8 July 1994). "Townshend out as Cabinet picks Rosalky". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 1.
- ^ Keating, Paul (13 February 1995). "STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON P J KEATING, MP APPOINTMENT OF DEPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
- ^ Brough, Jodie; Bachelard, Michael (14 February 1995). "Commonwealth reshuffle leaves Follett minus top mandarin". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 1.
- ^ "Howard Disposes His Generals". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. 5 January 1998.
The appearance given by the transfer of David Rosalky, of Workplace Relations and Small Business, to Social Security is not of his failing in his old department but of the Government's desire to have Peter Shergold, the Public Service Commissioner, there
- ^ Burgess, Verona (3 November 2001), "Dept head stands down pre-election", The Canberra Times, Fairfax Media, p. 3