PM&C organisation chart

As at 12 August 2025

  • Secretary: Dr Steven Kennedy PSM (Statutory appointment)
  • Chief of Staff: Karla Rayner

  • Executive Director: Padma Raman PSM

Office for Women

  • First Assistant Secretary: Megan Leahy

Women's Economic Policy

  • Assistant Secretary: Angela Hope

Gender Based Violence and Social Policy

  • Assistant Secretary: Rochelle White

Gender Equality Systems and Partnerships

  • Assistant Secretary: Clancie Hall

  • Deputy Secretary: Blair Exell

Social Policy

  • First Assistant Secretary: Greta Doherty

Immigration and Education

  • Assistant Secretary: Caitlin Delaney

Human Services

  • Assistant Secretary: Erin Rule

First Nations

  • Assistant Secretary: Pip Henty (acting arrangement)

Australian Government Consulting

  • Chief Consulting Officer: Andrew Nipe
  • Deputy Chief Consulting Officer: Joanne Rossiter
  • Deputy Chief Consulting Officer: Andrew Baechle

Intergovernmental Relations and Reform

  • First Assistant Secretary: Lee Steel

Commonwealth-State Relations

  • Assistant Secretary: James McLean Dreyfus (acting arrangement)

Health

  • Assistant Secretary: Russell de Burgh

Care and Support and Aged Care

  • Assistant Secretary: Tim Johnson

  • Deputy Secretary: Nadine Williams

Industry, Infrastructure and Environment

  • First Assistant Secretary: Narelle Luchetti

Infrastructure, Energy and Regional

  • Assistant Secretary: Joe Ritchie (acting arrangement)

Industry, Innovation, Science and Communications

  • Assistant Secretary: Peter Good

Climate Change

  • Assistant Secretary: Roland Trease

Environment, Resources and Agriculture

  • Assistant Secretary: Matthew Strapp

Resilience and Crisis Management

  • First Assistant Secretary: Janet Quigley

National Preparedness Branch

  • Assistant Secretary: Michael Crawford

Resilience, Recovery and Response

  • Assistant Secretary: Jason Dymowski

Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government

  • Managing Director: Susan Calvert

Strategy and Delivery

  • Assistant Secretary: Deanna Easton

Economic

  • First Assistant Secretary: Christina Garbin (acting arrangement)

Tax, Markets and Workplace Relations

  • Assistant Secretary: Shibani Iyer

Fiscal Policy

  • Assistant Secretary: John Neil

Economic Policy

  • Assistant Secretary: Nina Pregellio

Office of Impact Analysis

  • Assistant Secretary: Joanna Abhayaratna

Data, Digital and Analytics

  • Assistant Secretary: Heather Cotching

Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve Taskforce

  • First Assistant Secretary: Donna Looney
  • Assistant Secretary: Victoria Pullen
  • Assistant Secretary: Andrew Jory

  • Deputy Secretary: Kendra Morony (acting arrangement)

National Security

  • First Assistant Secretary: Andrew Rose (acting arrangement)

Defence and Intelligence

  • Assistant Secretary: Cameron Heath

Domestic Security

  • Assistant Secretary: Lisa Webber (acting arrangement)

AUKUS and Naval Shipbuilding

  • Assistant Secretary: Luke McGowan

International

  • First Assistant Secretary: Pablo Kang

Global Interests

  • Assistant Secretary: Dave Titheridge

Asia

  • Assistant Secretary: Michael Kachel

Pacific

  • Assistant Secretary: Alexandra Stevenson

Multilateral Economic Engagement

  • First Assistant Secretary: Lisa Elliston (G20 Sherpa)
  • Assistant Secretary: Suzanna Akila (G20 Sous Sherpa)

Defence and Veterans' Services Commission (Interim)

  • Head of Defence and Veterans’ Service Commission: Michael Manthorpe PSM

Corporate and Enabling

  • First Assistant Secretary: Lisa Pulko
  • Assistant Secretary: Frances Finney PSM

Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Implementation Taskforce

  • Head of the Implementation Taskforce: Tony Sheehan
  • Deputy Head of the Implementation Taskforce First Assistant Secretary: Laura Angus
  • Assistant Secretary: Simon Hill
  • Assistant Secretary: Quyen Tran

  • Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer: Martin Hehir PSM

Government

  • First Assistant Secretary: Andrew Walter

Legal Policy

  • Assistant Secretary: Katy Lin

Parliamentary and Government

  • Assistant Secretary: David Belgrove

Parliamentary Liaison Officer - Senate

  • Assistant Secretary: Mark McCormack (acting arrangement)

Parliamentary Liaison Officer - House of Representatives

  • Assistant Secretary: Des Ko (acting arrangement)

Cabinet

  • First Assistant Secretary: Pauline Sullivan

Cabinet Secretariat

  • Assistant Secretary: Bridie Costigan (acting arrangement)

Cabinet Governance and National Security

  • Assistant Secretary: Branko Ananijevski

Digital, Security and Workplace Operations

  • First Assistant Secretary: Justin Keefe

Digital Strategy and Architecture

  • Assistant Secretary: Marnie Fraser

Digital Delivery

  • Assistant Secretary: Jane Hill

Business Services

  • Assistant Secretary: Samantha Portelli

Corporate

  • First Assistant Secretary: Cristy England (acting arrangement)

People

  • Chief People Officer: Leonie Graham (acting arrangement)

Finance

  • Chief Financial Officer: Amanda Cross (acting arrangement)

Governance, Performance and Audit

  • Assistant Secretary/Head of Internal Audit: Belinda Small

Agency Liaison Team

  • Assistant Secretary: Liz Caelli (acting arrangement)

Ministerial Support

  • First Assistant Secretary: Arthur Spyrou

Ministerial and Parliamentary Support

  • Assistant Secretary: Ben Keily

Protocol and International Visits

  • Assistant Secretary: Alison Green

Communications

  • Assistant Secretary: Leonie Kolmar