Graham Scott (public servant)

Graham Cecil Scott CB (born 1942) is a former official of the New Zealand government and a political candidate.

Graham Scott CB
Secretary to the Treasury of New Zealand
In office 1986–1993
Preceded by	Bernie Galvin
Succeeded by	Murray Horn
Personal details
Born	Graham Cecil Scott (1942-05-26) 26 May 1942 (age 83)
Spouse	Claudia deVita Scott
Alma mater	Duke University (MA, PhD) University of Canterbury (MCom)

After a 1972 PhD from Duke University titled 'Industrial production and investment in a dynamic, multiregional, interindustry model of the United States,' ^[1] he became Secretary of the New Zealand Treasury in 1986, and held that post until 1993.^[2] He later headed the Health Funding Authority^[3] and the Central Regional Health Authority. He was the executive chairman of Southern Cross Advisors Ltd.

In the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours, Scott was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath, for public services.^[4]

In the 2005 elections, he was ranked fifth place on ACT New Zealand's party list, but the party did not gain enough votes for him to enter Parliament.