Galvin was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 17 March 1933.[1][2] His father, also called Pat Galvin, was an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives.[1]
Galvin retired from the public service in 1988, and moved to Brisbane with his wife Dr Lenore Manderson who had been appointed to a position at the University of Queensland.[2]
Awardsedit
In January 1991, Galvin was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his services to heritage, the arts and the Public Service.[5]
Referencesedit
^ abcdCoyle, Kerry (17 November 1985). "Treading the boards with Pat Galvin". The Canberra Times. p. 18.
^ abc"Former Arts Department head quits PS". The Canberra Times. 27 November 1987. p. 7. Mr Pat Galvin... will retire from the Public Service on March 17 next year—his 55th birthday
^CA 3068: Department of Home Affairs and Environment, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 5 April 2015
^CA 4131: Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 December 2013
^, itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 5 April 2015
as Secretary of the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories
May 08, 2024
galvin, public, servant, patrick, john, galvin, born, march, 1933, retired, senior, australian, public, servant, secretary, department, arts, heritage, environment, between, 1984, 1987, galvinamsecretary, department, home, affairs, environmentin, office, febru. Patrick John Galvin AM born 17 March 1933 is a retired senior Australian public servant He was Secretary of the Department of Arts Heritage and Environment between 1984 and 1987 Pat GalvinAMSecretary of the Department of Home Affairs and EnvironmentIn office 1 February 1984 13 December 1984Secretary of the Department of Arts Heritage and EnvironmentIn office 13 December 1984 24 July 1987Personal detailsBornPatrick John Galvin 1933 03 17 17 March 1933 age 91 Adelaide South AustraliaNationalityAustralianSpouseLenore MandersonChildrenMichael Galvin Terence Galvin Simon Gratton Scott Galvin Tobias Manderson Galvin Kerith Manderson GalvinParentPat GalvinAlma materUniversity of AdelaideOccupationPublic servantLife and career editGalvin was born in Adelaide South Australia on 17 March 1933 1 2 His father also called Pat Galvin was an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives 1 Galvin joined the Australian Public Service in 1950 with a personnel cadetship that enabled him to obtain an arts degree from the University of Adelaide 2 1 Whilst working in the Department of External Territories Galvin served in Papua New Guinea 1 In 1982 Galvin was appointed as a Deputy Secretary in the Department of Home Affairs and Environment He was appointed Secretary of the Department in July 1984 having acted in the role since February that year 3 A departmental reshuffle in December 1984 saw him transitioning to become Secretary of the Department of Arts Heritage and Environment 4 Galvin retired from the public service in 1988 and moved to Brisbane with his wife Dr Lenore Manderson who had been appointed to a position at the University of Queensland 2 Awards editIn January 1991 Galvin was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his services to heritage the arts and the Public Service 5 References edit a b c d Coyle Kerry 17 November 1985 Treading the boards with Pat Galvin The Canberra Times p 18 a b c Former Arts Department head quits PS The Canberra Times 27 November 1987 p 7 Mr Pat Galvin will retire from the Public Service on March 17 next year his 55th birthday CA 3068 Department of Home Affairs and Environment Central Office National Archives of Australia retrieved 5 April 2015 CA 4131 Department of Arts Heritage and Environment Central Office National Archives of Australia retrieved 29 December 2013 Search Australian Honours GALVIN Patrick John Member of the Order of Australia itsanhonour gov au Australian Government archived from the original on 5 April 2015 Government offices Preceded byDon McMichael Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs and Environment1984 Succeeded byHimselfas Secretary of the Department of Arts Heritage and Environment Preceded byHimselfas Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs and Environment Secretary of the Department of Arts Heritage and Environment1984 1987 Succeeded byTony Blunnas Secretary of the Department of the Arts Sport the Environment Tourism and Territories Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pat Galvin public servant amp oldid 1186602799, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
