Doug McKay (public servant)

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

Doug McKay CBE
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 5 September 1923 North Sydney
Died	7 July 2012 (aged 88) Canberra
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Ruth
Children	Robyn, Julienne and Wendy
Parents	Oswald McKay and Doris McKay (née Twyford)
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Public servant

Life and career

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

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

Notes

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, retrieved 27 February 2014
3. CA 1491: Department of Tourism and Recreation, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, 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
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

• DOUGLAS HENRY McKAY, CBE, 1923-2012, Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society, archived from the original on 2 February 2014, retrieved 28 February 2014
• DOUGLAS HENRY McKAY, CBE, 1923-2012, Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society, archived from the original on 27 February 2014
• Davey, Paul (2008), Politics in the Blood: The Anthonys of Richmond, University of New South Wales, p. 196, ISBN 978 1 921410 23 9
• Fraser, Malcolm (20 December 1977). "Senior Public Service Appointments" (Press release). Archived from the original on 27 February 2014.