Tony Blunn
Australian public servant
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Anthony Stuart "Tony" Blunn AO (born 1936) is an Australian retired senior public servant.
Tony Blunn | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of the Capital Territory | |
| In office 10 August 1981 – 11 March 1983 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Territories and Local Government | |
| In office 11 March 1983 – 3 May 1983 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Housing and Construction | |
| In office 2 May 1983 – 24 July 1987 | |
| Secretary of the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories | |
| In office 24 July 1987 – 27 December 1991 | |
| Secretary of the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories | |
| In office 27 December 1991 – 24 March 1993 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Social Security | |
| In office 24 March 1993 – 5 February 1998 | |
| Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department | |
| In office 1998 – 17 December 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Stuart Blunn 1936 (age 89–90) |
| Children | 3[1] |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Life and career
Tony Blunn was born in 1936.[2]
He joined the Australian Public Service at the age of 21, after four years with a firm of solicitors in Melbourne.[3]
In 1979, Blunn took a position in the Department of Finance, in an area linked with works, mainland territories, defence and other areas.[4] He moved to the Department of Business and Consumer Affairs in 1980,[5] and was appointed to his first permanent secretary role in 1981 as head of the Department of the Capital Territory.[6]
Blunn was appointed Secretary of the Attorney General's Department in 1998, replacing Stephen Skehill who resigned from the role.[7]
Blunn retired from the public service in December 1999.[8]
In 2000, Blunn was appointed chairman of the company in charge of managing Bruce Stadium.[9]
Awards and honours
In January 1989, Blunn was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to the public service.[10]
Blunn Island, in Antarctica, is named after Blunn, who was responsible for Australia's Antarctic program between 1987 and 1993.[11][12]