Alan Rose (public servant)

Alan Douglas Rose AO (born 3 May 1944) is a former senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department between 1989 and 1994.

Alan Rose AO
Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department
In office 1989–1994
Secretary of the Department of Community Services
In office 4 March 1986 – 24 July 1987
Personal details
Born	Alan Douglas Rose (1944-05-03)3 May 1944
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Queensland London School of Economics
Occupation	Public servant

Life and career

Alan Rose was born in Brisbane on 3 May 1944.^[1] He was educated at state schools: Rainworth Primary School and Indooroopilly High School.^[1] He later attended the University of Queensland, where he earned a BA in 1966 and an LLB(Hons) in 1969, and the London School of Economics, where he earned an LLM in 1979.^[2]

From 1986 to 1987, Rose was Secretary of the Department of Community Services.^[3][1] In the 1987 public service restructure, when all Australian Government departments were reorganised into 16 "super-ministries", Rose was named Associate Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department.^[1] He was promoted to become the Department's Secretary in 1989.^[1]

In May 1994, Rose left his Secretary role and was appointed President of the Australian Law Reform Commission.^[4][5]

Rose joined law firm HWL Ebsworth as a consultant in 2011.^[6] The same year, he was also appointed Chair of the Defence Honours and Awards Tribunal.^[1]

Awards

Rose was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 1994 for service to public administration, particularly through service to the Attorney-General's Department.^[7]

Notes

1. Mr Alan Rose AO, Australian Government Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal, archived from the original on 4 February 2014, retrieved 28 February 2014
2. "Alan Rose" (PDF). The Order of Australia.
3. CA 4133: Department of Community Services, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 30 December 2013, retrieved 28 February 2014
4. Alan Rose AO, Australian Law Reform Commission, 18 July 2012, archived from the original on 14 February 2014
5. Keating, Paul (11 May 1994). "Statement by the Prime Minister" (Press release). Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.
6. "HWL Ebsworth nabs three government lawyers". Lawyers Weekly. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.
7. Search Australian Honours: ROSE, Alan Douglas, Australian Government, archived from the original on 28 February 2014

References

• Mr Alan Rose: President, Australian Law Reform Commission (PDF), June 1998, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014
• Kirby, Michael (20 May 1999), Tribute to Alan Rose AO: Retiring President of the ALRC, Australian Law Reform Commission, archived from the original on 12 February 2014
• Alan Rose AO, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, archived from the original on 29 January 2014, retrieved 28 February 2014

Preceded by Mike Codd	Secretary of the Department of Community Services 1986 – 1987	Succeeded by Tony Ayers as Secretary of the Department of Community Services and Health
Preceded by Pat Brazil	Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department 1989 – 1994	Succeeded by Stephen Skehill