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 State School and Indooroopilly State 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]