Let me join the Prime Minister in welcoming the announcement of Dr Steven Kennedy PSM as the next Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Steven has served as Secretary to the Treasury since 2019, and was Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development from 2017 to 2019.
In more than 30 years in the Australian Public Service, Steven has also held senior leadership positions in the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, as well as serving as a Deputy Secretary here at PM&C.
It has been a pleasure to work closely with Steven over the last three years — and I wholeheartedly support his appointment as Secretary.
I wish Steven every success as he works with the wonderful people in the department to deliver on PM&C’s mission — providing high-quality advice to government, in service of all Australians.
Professor Glyn Davis
Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet