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Doug McKay (public servant)

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Doug McKay
Acting Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry
In office
1 February 1971 – 19 December 1972
Acting Secretary of the Department of Tourism and Recreation
In office
19 December 1972 – 9 January 1973
Acting Secretary of the Department of Secondary Industry
In office
19 December 1972 – 9 January 1973
Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade
In office
19 December 1972 – 20 December 1977
Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry
In office
18 May 1978 – 11 March 1980
Personal details
Born
Douglas Henry McKay

(1923-09-05)5 September 1923
North Sydney
Died7 July 2012(2012-07-07) (aged 88)
Canberra
NationalityAustralia Australian
SpouseRuth
ChildrenRobyn, Julienne and Wendy
Parent(s)Oswald McKay and Doris McKay (née Twyford)
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationPublic servant

Douglas Henry McKay CBE (5 September 1923 – 7 July 2012) was a senior Australian public servant.

Life and career

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Doug McKay was born in North Sydney on 5 September 1923, growing up around Tumbarumba then Narrandera in southern New South Wales.[1]

In 1971, McKay was appointed Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (Australia). [2]

Between December 1972 and January 1973, McKay was Acting Secretary of the Department of Tourism and Recreation[3] as well as the Department of Secondary Industry.[4] while serving as permanent head of trade department (which had since become the Department of Overseas Trade).[5]

In 1978, he was appointed Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry.[6] Before retiring in 1980, McKay went on extended sick leave.[7]

McKay died in Canberra on 7 July 2012.[8]

Awards

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Doug McKay was made a Civil Officer of the Order of the British Empire in January 1966 for his public service.[9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Wood, Greg (18 September 2012). "Trade negotiator forged global path". The Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014.
  2. ^ CA 66: Department of Trade and Industry, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 16 March 2016, retrieved 27 February 2014
  3. ^ CA 1491: Department of Tourism and Recreation, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 13 July 2020, retrieved 27 February 2014
  4. ^ CA 1487: Department of Secondary Industry, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 February 2014
  5. ^ CA 1485: Department of Overseas Trade, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 February 2014
  6. ^ CA 1960: Department of Primary Industry [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 February 2014[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Hodgkinson, Jan (6 March 1980). "McKay on sick leave". The Canberra Times. p. 13.
  8. ^ Douglas McKay Notice, Fairfax Media, archived from the original on 2 February 2014
  9. ^ Search Australian Honours: MCKAY, Douglas Henry, Australian Government, archived from the original on 27 February 2014

References and further reading

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Government offices
Preceded by Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry
1971 – 1972
Succeeded by
Himself
as Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade
Preceded by
Himself
as Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry
Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade
1972 – 1977
Succeeded byas Secretary of the Department of Trade and Resources
New title
Department established
Secretary of the Department of Tourism and Recreation (Acting)
1972 – 1973
Succeeded by
New title
Department established
Secretary of the Department of Secondary Industry (Acting)
1972 – 1973
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry
1978 – 1980
Succeeded by